School has started up again and I've been forced to get back into the swing of things. University applications are looming, as Mom has made abundantly clear, so I have to work hard and keep my grades up.
It's murderously cold outside. I don't like taking the streetcar to school because it reminds me of Beth, so I walk from the subway station instead.
I think about her all the time. Being at Harvest is a constant reminder of her absence. She's like a specter, haunting the classrooms and hallways. Nothing looks the same without her.
The idea of being in this school any longer than I have to is terrifying. I've decided to work harder on assignments, do all my readings—make sure I get into university.
Alex keeps asking me to skip with him, but I'll keep turning him down.
Stay focused. Get out of here.
A change of scenery.
Move on.
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Alternative
Teen FictionTim's public high school experience thus far has been characterized by bad grades and the total absence of a social life; he's listless and needs a change. So, after grade eleven ends, his mom decides to enrol him in a bizarre, little alternative sc...
