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behind Miss Fanwall’s back.
“ How have your A-Levels been?” she asked. Jade narrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
“ A-Levels? Um, Miss Fanwall –”
“ Boys, why are you so late? It’s not a very much appreciated entrance. Do you have an excuse?” she asked.
“ Y-yes –” Jaden stuttered.
“ The dentist’s,” I quickly interjected without hesitation.
“ School policy says you need a note from a parent or guardian. Do you have one?” she automatically responded with not a second to lose. I turned my head slowly towards Jaden. What mess had I just gotten myself into? Thinking was not a hobby of mine.
“ Improvise!” I said through gritted teeth to Jaden. But he didn’t comprehend. I smacked my hand onto my face and sighed out of extreme annoyance.
“ Well –” I said whilst digging my hand into my pocket. Suddenly, my eyebrows furrowed. There was something in my pockets that felt out of place. It wasn’t the usual pieces of gum in wrappers, neither little sweets – but what felt like a very neatly folded piece of paper. I pulled it out and opened the note. I skimmed through it, not caring about the contents (for the handwriting was too ghastly to decipher) so I just skipped to the bottom. That’s when I realised things were severely wrong today. The note – in fact the letter – was signed ‘Angelina Blue’.
I stared at the note in dismay but I was also very bemused. I couldn’t delay otherwise Miss Fanwall would become suspicious of anything I wasn’t aware of for some reason. And so would Jaden and Jade. I handed Miss Fanwall the note, with my eyes still trailing after it. She took out her reading glasses and saw the signature.
“ Okay, I see your mother still has the same signature from high school,” she said.
“ You went to school with our mother?” Jade asked. Miss Fanwall nodded back.
“ Ow,” Jaden mumbled, breaking the awkward silence between us and Miss Fanwall.
“ What’s wrong?” she interrogated.
“ My molar – it’s aching,” Jaden replied.
“ Oh, maybe you shouldn’t have come to school the same day you went to the dentist. Would you like to go home?” she asked.
“ Well, I don’t mean to cause a fuss,” Jaden pretended, with his hand to his left cheek.
“ I assume you went to the dentist’s as well. I think you should also rest. Would you like to?” she asked me.
Jaden looked at me viciously in such a way that said: say yes, say yes.
“ Yes? Yes. Please,” I replied unconvincingly.
“ Okay,” she said, all chipper and utterly too bubbly for my liking, “I’ll go make a phone call. So, Jade, how’s your new sixth-form working out?” At that specific point, I knew this couldn’t be a joke. I mean seriously – a teacher was involved in this ‘advanced year’ misunderstanding. Jade was a year away from sixth-form and it wasn’t even April fool’s day to be making such a baffling prank.
“ Sixth-form, what do you mean sixth-form?” Jade stammered, “I’m still in year eleven. You do know that, don’t you, Miss?” A terror-stricken look was on her face as she glanced at us for some sort of explanation.
“ Oh, Jade,” Miss Fanwall said with a soft chuckle.
“ What?” Jade asked.
“ You can’t let go, can you? Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll get used to being away from this place after a while. I must say, however, that I was extremely proud to hear of your six A stars and five A’s in your final examinations. Best results out of the whole year group.” Miss Fanwall beamed a radiant smile that knocked Jade’s face from confused to damn near emotionally terrorised. Jaden and I looked at each other again, even more emotionally undone than our sister.
“ Um, Miss Fanwall, if you don’t mind could we make that phone call to our mother? My toothache is starting to get to my head,” said Jaden.
“ Yes, of course! Look at me standing around here blabbing on. Follow me.”
The teacher walked ahead whilst we
“ How have your A-Levels been?” she asked. Jade narrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
“ A-Levels? Um, Miss Fanwall –”
“ Boys, why are you so late? It’s not a very much appreciated entrance. Do you have an excuse?” she asked.
“ Y-yes –” Jaden stuttered.
“ The dentist’s,” I quickly interjected without hesitation.
“ School policy says you need a note from a parent or guardian. Do you have one?” she automatically responded with not a second to lose. I turned my head slowly towards Jaden. What mess had I just gotten myself into? Thinking was not a hobby of mine.
“ Improvise!” I said through gritted teeth to Jaden. But he didn’t comprehend. I smacked my hand onto my face and sighed out of extreme annoyance.
“ Well –” I said whilst digging my hand into my pocket. Suddenly, my eyebrows furrowed. There was something in my pockets that felt out of place. It wasn’t the usual pieces of gum in wrappers, neither little sweets – but what felt like a very neatly folded piece of paper. I pulled it out and opened the note. I skimmed through it, not caring about the contents (for the handwriting was too ghastly to decipher) so I just skipped to the bottom. That’s when I realised things were severely wrong today. The note – in fact the letter – was signed ‘Angelina Blue’.
I stared at the note in dismay but I was also very bemused. I couldn’t delay otherwise Miss Fanwall would become suspicious of anything I wasn’t aware of for some reason. And so would Jaden and Jade. I handed Miss Fanwall the note, with my eyes still trailing after it. She took out her reading glasses and saw the signature.
“ Okay, I see your mother still has the same signature from high school,” she said.
“ You went to school with our mother?” Jade asked. Miss Fanwall nodded back.
“ Ow,” Jaden mumbled, breaking the awkward silence between us and Miss Fanwall.
“ What’s wrong?” she interrogated.
“ My molar – it’s aching,” Jaden replied.
“ Oh, maybe you shouldn’t have come to school the same day you went to the dentist. Would you like to go home?” she asked.
“ Well, I don’t mean to cause a fuss,” Jaden pretended, with his hand to his left cheek.
“ I assume you went to the dentist’s as well. I think you should also rest. Would you like to?” she asked me.
Jaden looked at me viciously in such a way that said: say yes, say yes.
“ Yes? Yes. Please,” I replied unconvincingly.
“ Okay,” she said, all chipper and utterly too bubbly for my liking, “I’ll go make a phone call. So, Jade, how’s your new sixth-form working out?” At that specific point, I knew this couldn’t be a joke. I mean seriously – a teacher was involved in this ‘advanced year’ misunderstanding. Jade was a year away from sixth-form and it wasn’t even April fool’s day to be making such a baffling prank.
“ Sixth-form, what do you mean sixth-form?” Jade stammered, “I’m still in year eleven. You do know that, don’t you, Miss?” A terror-stricken look was on her face as she glanced at us for some sort of explanation.
“ Oh, Jade,” Miss Fanwall said with a soft chuckle.
“ What?” Jade asked.
“ You can’t let go, can you? Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll get used to being away from this place after a while. I must say, however, that I was extremely proud to hear of your six A stars and five A’s in your final examinations. Best results out of the whole year group.” Miss Fanwall beamed a radiant smile that knocked Jade’s face from confused to damn near emotionally terrorised. Jaden and I looked at each other again, even more emotionally undone than our sister.
“ Um, Miss Fanwall, if you don’t mind could we make that phone call to our mother? My toothache is starting to get to my head,” said Jaden.
“ Yes, of course! Look at me standing around here blabbing on. Follow me.”
The teacher walked ahead whilst we
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