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the note and then gave it a little
shake to straighten it up, before deciding to read it out loud!
“Charley is wearing sunglasses to school today as she has
an awful case of pink eye and her eyes are subsequently sensitive to light.”
Mrs Davenport wrinkled her nose up and the giggles had already started. “She is
also wearing a hat as she has recently discovered she is suffering from
alopecia and it’s very embarrassing. Many thanks, Charley’s Mum.” Mrs Davenport
was now frowning at me as all of Year Eleven had erupted into a fit of
laughter.
“You expect me to believe your mother wrote this juvenile
note?” Mrs Davenport mocked me but I knew that she doesn’t like being lied to
and I was going to kill my mum. I mean, whatever possessed her to sign
the note ‘Charley’s mum’? I might as well have just forged the bloody note
myself. I would have done a better and rather more convincing job than that!
“Take them off now!” Mrs Davenport threatened. As much as
she scares me, the thought of taking my hat off and revealing my hideous hair
to everyone was even more terrifying.
“No.” I said as my heart was thudding loudly against my
ribcage while the whole hall fell silent once again. Mrs Davenport’s eyebrows
were raised in surprise. No one normally dared defy her, not unless they were
up for total and utter humiliation. I sort of swallowed and even my saliva
seemed to get stuck in my throat. I wondered if I would ever live it down if I
just turned and ran away?
“Take it off,” Mrs Davenport was now whispering, which
was freaking me out more than if she had of shouted. She was just way too calm
for my liking. I stared down at her navy blue shoes (yuk)...What was I going to
do?
“Charley, I’ll ask you one more time and then I’ll just
exclude you from school.”
“Ok, I’ll be excluded,” I said quietly. This obviously
was not the right answer.
“TAKE THEM OFF NOW!” Her screech cut through the silence
and I wasn’t the only one that jumped.
I wished I could have been a hundred times braver than I
was, but I wasn’t. I guess I was going to have to admit defeat. I wondered
where Sam was sitting. At least Riley wasn’t here as he’s in Year Thirteen, but
that was the only good thing about the situation. Eurgh, I felt sick! I
couldn’t help myself and I stupidly had a quick look into the crowd of very
shocked looking pupils. I didn’t see Sam but my eyes stopped when I saw Jay
smirking at me. He looked highly amused. I was never ever going to live this
down.
“Now,” Mrs Davenport prompted me. I shakily took the
sunglasses off with one hand and the hat with the other, resulting in the much
expected giggling and wolf whistles. “On second thoughts put them back on!” The
witch instructed me, she looked absolutely horrified at my appearance.
I’m not sure if this topped the awful Ella and Sam
assembly shocker but I just wanted to disappear. “Go and sit down.” She pushed
the note back into my hands, looking seriously pissed off that her whole
assembly had been disrupted. “Oh and Charley?”
“Yeah?” I muttered, already walking away.
“You’re still excluded.” Mrs Davenport smiled.
Electric!
That bitch really did exclude me as well. Well, if Mum
thought she was going to get all high and mighty with me for getting excluded,
she could think again. And I had dance class after school with my own class, as
well as helping out with the two younger classes before. Stella also gave me a
funny look when I took the sunglasses off. She thought I’d been in a fight but
when she heard about Peter and his flying shoe, she also thought it was
hilarious.
Zoe Ryan was the only one to keep making bitchy remarks
and jibes throughout our whole dance session. “Stella, she needs to be at the
back, nobody wants to look at that!” She’d stopped the whole routine and
pointed at me, just as it was my turn at the front. Everyone had laughed but
Stella kindly
shake to straighten it up, before deciding to read it out loud!
“Charley is wearing sunglasses to school today as she has
an awful case of pink eye and her eyes are subsequently sensitive to light.”
Mrs Davenport wrinkled her nose up and the giggles had already started. “She is
also wearing a hat as she has recently discovered she is suffering from
alopecia and it’s very embarrassing. Many thanks, Charley’s Mum.” Mrs Davenport
was now frowning at me as all of Year Eleven had erupted into a fit of
laughter.
“You expect me to believe your mother wrote this juvenile
note?” Mrs Davenport mocked me but I knew that she doesn’t like being lied to
and I was going to kill my mum. I mean, whatever possessed her to sign
the note ‘Charley’s mum’? I might as well have just forged the bloody note
myself. I would have done a better and rather more convincing job than that!
“Take them off now!” Mrs Davenport threatened. As much as
she scares me, the thought of taking my hat off and revealing my hideous hair
to everyone was even more terrifying.
“No.” I said as my heart was thudding loudly against my
ribcage while the whole hall fell silent once again. Mrs Davenport’s eyebrows
were raised in surprise. No one normally dared defy her, not unless they were
up for total and utter humiliation. I sort of swallowed and even my saliva
seemed to get stuck in my throat. I wondered if I would ever live it down if I
just turned and ran away?
“Take it off,” Mrs Davenport was now whispering, which
was freaking me out more than if she had of shouted. She was just way too calm
for my liking. I stared down at her navy blue shoes (yuk)...What was I going to
do?
“Charley, I’ll ask you one more time and then I’ll just
exclude you from school.”
“Ok, I’ll be excluded,” I said quietly. This obviously
was not the right answer.
“TAKE THEM OFF NOW!” Her screech cut through the silence
and I wasn’t the only one that jumped.
I wished I could have been a hundred times braver than I
was, but I wasn’t. I guess I was going to have to admit defeat. I wondered
where Sam was sitting. At least Riley wasn’t here as he’s in Year Thirteen, but
that was the only good thing about the situation. Eurgh, I felt sick! I
couldn’t help myself and I stupidly had a quick look into the crowd of very
shocked looking pupils. I didn’t see Sam but my eyes stopped when I saw Jay
smirking at me. He looked highly amused. I was never ever going to live this
down.
“Now,” Mrs Davenport prompted me. I shakily took the
sunglasses off with one hand and the hat with the other, resulting in the much
expected giggling and wolf whistles. “On second thoughts put them back on!” The
witch instructed me, she looked absolutely horrified at my appearance.
I’m not sure if this topped the awful Ella and Sam
assembly shocker but I just wanted to disappear. “Go and sit down.” She pushed
the note back into my hands, looking seriously pissed off that her whole
assembly had been disrupted. “Oh and Charley?”
“Yeah?” I muttered, already walking away.
“You’re still excluded.” Mrs Davenport smiled.
Electric!
That bitch really did exclude me as well. Well, if Mum
thought she was going to get all high and mighty with me for getting excluded,
she could think again. And I had dance class after school with my own class, as
well as helping out with the two younger classes before. Stella also gave me a
funny look when I took the sunglasses off. She thought I’d been in a fight but
when she heard about Peter and his flying shoe, she also thought it was
hilarious.
Zoe Ryan was the only one to keep making bitchy remarks
and jibes throughout our whole dance session. “Stella, she needs to be at the
back, nobody wants to look at that!” She’d stopped the whole routine and
pointed at me, just as it was my turn at the front. Everyone had laughed but
Stella kindly
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