Changing The Attitude

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"Okay, Mr. Hustle. What are the subjects that you have been failing on?" The principal or may I say, Mrs. Smith, asked Lance who is lazily sitting on the chair beside me. "I don't know," He lazily said then Mrs. Smith sighed, she took her phone from her pocket and contacted someone as she put the phone near her ear.

"Hello, Ms. Lim. I just want to ask if Mr. Lance Hustle's test papers are still there in your office" She said through the line, "Can you please bring it here? All of it, please," She asked then smiled. "Thank you, Ms. Lim," She ended the call and faced us.

"I want you two later to discuss where and when will Ms. Denbrough teach you, alright? But please for Ms. Denbrough's safety, I think it's okay if your parents are around while teaching you since she's a girl. I don't want you two and me to get in trouble once something happens between you two, okay?" She ended and waited for us to answer, "Yes, Ma'am," We both said at the same time.

Someone knocks in the door and saw Ms. Lim, Mrs. Smith signaled her to come in then she did. She gave Mrs. Smith an envelope full of test papers on it, she thanked Ms. Lim and told her to get back to work. "You two should go to your classes now, I'll just check this test papers," She said then I nodded while Lance just kept his blank face.

I stood up and grabbed my bag from the chair that I was sitting on, "I'll get going, Ma'am," I said and went outside. I made my way to my locker when I suddenly saw Rylee and Deb who was leaning on my locker, I went closer to them and they noticed my figure.

"Katherine!" Rylee exclaimed and hugged me from the side, I looked at Deb then she smiled. I guess we're okay now. "Where have you been?" Deb asked then I nervously smiled as I played with my fingers, "I just met a friend outside and I didn't know that we have been talking for a while," I lied to her then she nodded while Rylee just kept in hugging me. She probably knew that me, Lance, and Mrs. Smith had a discussion about the tutor thing.

"Where is Jassy?" I asked after I opened my locker to get my things, "She had a fever and won't come to school," Rylee explained. "I hope she'll be okay," I turned around as I closed my locker and we started to walk to our class.

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It was now lunchtime and I swiftly went to the cafeteria without Deb and Rylee, my phone vibrated from my pocket then I took it. An unknown number texted me and I started to get the creeps.

Unknown Number:
Hey, Katherine. Meet me at the rooftop.

Katherine:
Who are you? Do I know you? Please delete my number.

Unknown Number:
Ugh, I forgot to tell you.

Katherine:
Tell me what? Well if you excuse me, I had to go. I think you're nothing important.

Unknown Number:
Ouch, that hurts.

Katherine:
Just tell me who are you!

Unknown Number:
Whoa, chill. It's just Lance, okay? Why do you still have to be angry?

Katherine:
How the crap did you got my number?

Unknown Number:
I got my own ways, Princess. ;)

Katherine:
Stop calling me that! I'll kick your balls once I see you in the rooftop.

Unknown Number:
Oh, like I care. 🤗

Katherine:
Anyways, why do we still have to meet at the rooftop? It's lunchtime, you will just waste my time.

Unknown Number:
Looks like someone had an Alzheimer disease 👀 jk. Don't you remember what Mrs. Smith said earlier? Think, Katherine. Think.

I rolled my eyes since I can sense that Lance is laughing.

Katherine:
Can't we just meet later? It's lunchtime and I'm hungry already. Let me go just for once.

Unknown Number:
Can you hurry up?

Katherine:
Wow, are you asking me to hurry up?

Unknown Number:
Isn't it obvious? Just hurry up.

Katherine:
And what if I don't want to? What will you do?

Unknown Number:
I'll tell the whole school that you slept with one of my friends.

Katherine:
You will not! And for your information, I didn't sleep with one of your friends. They are actually disgusting.

Unknown Number:
Will do, Miss. Where's the answer? Will hurry up or not?

Katherine:
Ugh, fine. I'll hurry up, just don't make a rumor about me.

Unknown Number:
Noted.

You set the nickname for Unknown Number to annoying crap.

I put my phone in my pocket and went inside the cafeteria, I spotted Deb and Rylee at our usual spot who is already eating. I went to them and sat beside Deb, "You are late again," Rylee looked at me then I rolled my eyes. "I'll buy food," I stood up and was about to walk away when Deb stopped my by holding my wrist, I turned around and looked at her.

"No need to, Kat. Rylee already ordered your food," She said as she put me back down to my seat, "And that'll be 10 dollars," Rylee stretched her hands out. I pulled out 10 dollars in my pocket and gave it to her, I thanked her then she smiled at me. I hurriedly finished my food and noticed that Deb and Rylee are giving me the weird looks.

"Sorry, guys. But I had to go, already. I'll just see you later after school," I waved goodbye to them and ran out from the cafeteria, my phone vibrated again from my pocket. I took it out and saw that Lance texted.

annoying crap:
Hey, where are you all ready? Don't make me spread rumors about you.

Katherine:
I'm already making my way there! But can you tell me which building? All of it had a rooftop.

annoying crap:
Front of the cafeteria, just hurry up. I don't want to be late in my class.

Katherine:
Wow, didn't knew that the one who was failing in every subject wants to be early in his classes. You are not like that, did you get sick?

annoying crap:
!!!!

I put my phone again in my pocket and quickly went to the building that was in front of me, I hurriedly went up the stairs to the rooftop. I saw Lance sitting on a bench, I went closer behind him without him noticing. "Ugh, where is that freak?" He ran his hands through his hair, "Who is that freak?" I suddenly ask that make him jumped out from his seat.

"Hey! Don't just scare like that! You are so annoying!" He shouts then I laughed, "4 PM in my house, I will just text you the address later. I'll get going," He went to the stairs, leaving me here that was dumbfounded.

Really?! Just that?! I went all the way here to the rooftop and he will just tell me that?!

I clenched my fists and also went to the stairs. I will really kick his balls once I saw him again. That's a promise to me.