Susan Asher Raymond is one of the most sought girls in St. Teresa's. No, she's not a cheerleader (though she used to be), not exactly hot or someone who dresses provocatively. She's a simple middle-class girl, who works after school, hates biology, counts the number of pages before starting a chapter, pulls the door that has 'Push' written on it and all. But being in the last year of her high school career, she is on a mission to make it quite memorable by stirring some trouble. Only her one trouble leads to another putting her into endless drama leading to hilarious situations. But when her popularity steers some more trouble than intended, she's facing something called 'The Popularity Crisis'.
*Excerpt*
"Good Morning class. I am Ms. Bastin, your new Biology teacher. As you are aware, your previous teacher Mrs. Syblle retired last year."
Susan, who would have hated the new teacher because of the subject she taught, disliked the arrogance in her voice.
"As this is my first day, I won't teach. We will try to get to know each other better. You can ask me anything you want to know. Just raise your hand."
Well, nothing better than that, the class thought.
Rachael raised her hand. "Where did you teach before?"
"I taught in St. Patrick's, Robin Wood High School, Mary Republic School and East High School for one year respectively." Ms. Bastin answered with smile on her face.
"Well, looks like someone got kicked out for quite a number of times." Susan's whisper could be heard right to the first bench of the class but surprisingly the teacher did not seem to notice the slight shake of laughter making its rounds in the class
"New student, right?" the Principal asked me.
I nodded meekly, hoping that he would turn out to be a patient suffering from short term memory loss and would forget about detention but his next words confirmed how rotten my luck was!
"Mr Spencer, Ms Wilson" he began in an icy calm voice," creating a raucous in the corridors right outside my office isn't exactly a heroic thing to do. Both of you have an option of either a week detention together or a two week detention together."
My eyes shot wide open, "One week detention with him! That's practically impossible for humankind!"
"I don't want to risk my bright IQ by serving detention with this psycho!" I heard Spencer jerk protest.
"You have an IQ???" I looked at him, giving my best shocked expressions, "Is it the joke of the decade or joke of the century???"
"Since you didn't react to my calling you a psycho, it confirms that you are one." he shrugged calmly.
My brain was ready in an instant with a smart answer to that. I opened my mouth to give it back to him---
"STOP."
The headmaster yelled, the pulse in his temple was throbbing red in fury.
"The options are now changed to three week detention or four week detention." he muttered in anger.
*****
Andrea Wilson was looking forward to having an ordinary life in school. But things don't turn out as planned when she accidentally gets into the bad books of the hot nerd in school. And when that popular nerd turns out to be her brother's best friend....well things don't really uncomplicate. Add to this generous amounts of classes, detentions, friends, enemies, crushes, heart breaks and Andrea is all set to have an eventful year in High School that she was for sure not looking forward to!
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#7 in Teen Fiction 4.5.16