This chapter includes grades and since this book is set in England and I live in England so it's going to be English grades. I'll explain them here:
9 A*
8
7 A
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6 B
5
4 C (pass grade)
Hope it helped
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"Hey guys!'' I hear someone call out as I take a bite of my pizza. Helia, Alicja, Reana and I turn towards the voice to see Sam, Noah, Alex, Bailey and Brody walking towards us. I sit up from where I'm lying on the ground and shout,
''Hey y'all!''
''I found out what you said and I can't believe you're so mean Maria.'' Brody shouts back while faking a hurt look. I just flip him the bird and go back to eating.
''Your a meanie!'' Brody says with a pout as all the boys sit down but I just ignore him and continue eating.
''What's up with her?'' I hear Noah ask the girls.
''She's in a mood because she got in trouble with that beach of a sub art teacher.''
''What did you do now Maria?'' Sam asks me with a raised eyebrow.
''Nothing!'' I say in an annoyed tone but everyone just keeps looking at me with their eyebrows raised.
''Fine, I might have been eating in her lesson and them fell asleep while she was explaining some sh**t.'' I explain with a huff and everyone bursts out laughing. I roll my eyes while also laughing and say,
''It ain't my fault that she's boring as fu*k. I wouldn't have cared but she said that she's going to call home cause I keep misbehaving.'' I say in an exasperated tone making quotation marks with my fingers at the word 'misbehaving'. ''I can't wait to have Miss Anderson back.''
''The last time I checked fu*cking isn't boring. If you know what I mean.'' Brody says and the boys burst out laughing.
''Ugh get your mind out the gutter or I'm gonna woop your arse.'' I say with a glare. He just puts his hand up in mock surrender.
''God, first it was just Noah we had to deal with but now Brody as well. Just our luck.'' Helia says with an eye roll. ''Someone really needs to help these nutcases.'' Reana agrees.
''Amen!'' Me and Alicja say at the same time.
''Anyway you know your going to hear it from mum and dad when we get home.'' Sam reminds me.
''Don't worry I know.'' I say with a sigh then I turn towards the twins and say, ''Don't mind when you hear a lot of Italian being shouted at mine today.'' Bailey gives me a confused look,
''Why would they be shouting in Italian?''
''Well because mum's Italian and when she gets pissed she starts shouting in Italian. Oh and if you hear my full name know I'm in deep sh*t.'' I explain.
''How are you so chill about getting in so much trouble?'' Bailey asks me.
I'm about to answer but everyone says at the same time,
''She's used to it.'' I just roll my eyes but don't protest because I know it's true.
''You know what I don't understand?'' Alex asks in a confused tone. ''How did she get all nines in her GCSES when she don't even pay attention in class.'' To this I send a wink his way and say,
''Shhh, that needs to stay between us. I don't want people knowing I'm smart. I have a rep to uphold you know.'' He just rolls his eyes and goes back to his food. Chuckling I pull out my sketchbook and start working on my designs. After like five minutes I feel someone sit next to me and I look up to see Bailey.
''What you doing?'' He asks me in this cute innocent voice that my heart melts a bit on the spot. Which is hard for people to do as I have a lot of defences up.
''Working on designs for my textiles project.''
''You do textiles?''
''Yep.'' I say popping the 'p'.
''What other subjects do u do?''
''Art, Combined English, textiles and then part Chemistry.''
''That's pretty cool.''
''Thanks, I want to get a place at the fashion show at the end of the year. Four top designs win an internship over the summer in Milan, Italy.''
''Wow and you want to work in the fashion industry?''
''Definitely!''
''Can I see?'' He asks gesturing towards my sketchbook.
''Sure.'' I intently look at his experesion as he goes through it. He stops here and there muttering a wow or an amazing.
''You know I would totally wear this.'' He says his voice breaking me out of my thoughts. I look over his shoulder and see that he's stopped at one of my male designs.
''Really?''
''Yeh totally. But can you sew them as well as you draw them?''
''Nah dude I do better.''
''Prove it then.''
''How?''
''Wear one of your designs tomorrow."
''OK then.'' I say with a shrug.
''But I want to choose from your sketches so you don't cheat.'' He says while starting to flick through my sketchbook again.
''Wait not from that book I haven't made any of them. Here choose from this one.'' I tell him pulling out my other sketchbook and passing it to him.
''This one!'' He says looking at me with a cheeky grin.
''Perv!'' I hit his shoulder while looking at the bikini design that he stopped on.
''Okay! Okay! How about...'' He flips through the book again. ''...This one.'' Looking up at me to see my reaction as I look down at what he stopped at. It's a really cute wrap dress that I made last year. But I have to say it's pretty short.
''Okay. Fine I'll wear that one.''
''What? Why so reluctant?'' He asks me with a smirk while raising an eyebrow.
''Its a bit short.''
''What is the bad girl afraid to show a little skin?'' He asks with mocking smirk. But I just scoff and take my sketchbook out of his hand just as the bell rings. I pick up my bag and join the girls to start walking to next lesson. But as I'm passing Bailey he sends a wink my way making me blush.
''Ohhhh is Mari blushes?!'' Lis teases as I join them.
''Shut up!'' I mumble and start walking.
''I SHIP IT!!'' Helia hollers at me.
''ME TOO!!'' Reana and Lis shout joining in. I just flip them the bird and walk into textiles bright red. I sit down and pull my sketchbook out just as Reana sits next to me.
''Wouldn't it be amazing if we both got that internship to Milan''
''I know right. It will litrelly be the best thing to have you there with me!'' I say making a weird sound that's crossed between a sigh and a squeal. For about five minutes we talk about what we'll do if we both get the internships. These internships could be the start of our careers since we'll be working for a massive Italian brand 'Bellissima'. They are offering four internships to our school and the best line of clothes win. I really hope both me and Reana get it.
''Right you noisy lot.'' Miss Walters shouts from the front effectively gathering everyone's attention and starts to explain to us what we're doing.
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''Mum!'' I shout as I walk into the house Sam close behind me with the twins. But I get no answer so I guess she's still at work.
''Guess your safe for an hour or two before they get home from work.'' Sam says while walking into the kitchen. I just flip him off and go up to my room. I pull on some short shorts and a tank then I sit on my bed and open YouTube and watch random videos. Suddenly I hear something hit my window, I look up but see nothing there so I go back to my laptop. But then I hear it again so I get up too cheak and see Bailey standing at his window with a hand full of pebbles and a smirk plastered on his face.
''Sup!''
''What do you want?'' I ask him with an eye roll.
''Nothing. Just wanted to know what the verdict is.''
''Verdict?''
''You know, how much trouble did you get in for the call home?''
''Ohh. I don't know yet they're still at work.'' I answer with a shrug.
''Ahh so that's why I haven't heard any Italian being shouted.''
''Yep.'' I say popping the 'p'.
''So...'' He starts with a smirk so I know I'm not going to like what he says next. ''Do you want to model that bikini for me now that we're in private.'' I just flip him the bird and say,
''In your dreams kiddo.''
''Kiddo?''
''Yep.''
''You do realise that I'm older then you right?''
''Yeh but your still kiddo.''
''Then yo...'' He starts but gets cut off by my mum shouting for me.
''Guess they're home!'' Bailey says in a cheery voice. I just stick my toung out at him and go down stairs.
An hour later I collapse on my bed with a huge sigh. Well I guess that could have gone better. After about half an hour of me just staring at my ceiling I hear a nock at my door. I look up to see Sam standing there,
"So I heard all that. And let's just say I'm glad I wasn't on the receiving end."
"Yeah thanks. Rub it in why don't you."
"That's not what I mean and you know it."
"Yeh I know. But you know what there like it just puts me in a bad mood. I mean my grades are perfect. I just don't understand."
"Yeah they are. But I think they want the perfect behaviour as well." He says while coming and sitting next to me on the bed.
"You know me Sam I can't sit through a lesson without making at least one sarcastic comment."
"You used too." He says in a quite voice. I just stay quite because he's right I was that perfect daughter that my parents especially my dad want again. Don't get me wrong they love me unconditionally but they just have really high expectations, not just of me but also of Sam, Ella and Leo. Understanding that he's not going to get an answer he just collapses back on my bed and gets his phone out. So I pick mine up as well since it had gone off 20 minutes ago. I get storm of butterflies in my stomach when I see its from Bailey.
Bailey😎:
So wats the verdict?
Me:
So...
Bailey😎:
So...?
Me:
I'm grounded for a week
Bailey😎:
That sad. So will you not be able to go out with us?
Me:
Who says I won't be able to go out with y'all.
Bailey😎:
Thout u were grounded
Me:
I am but that dont mean I ain't gonna sneak out. Wat they don't know won't hurt em.
Bailey😎:
Tru that
Me:
So new boi tell me bout ur self.
Bailey😎:
Let's play 20 questions
Me:
I'm down
Me:
Where did u move from?
Bailey😎:
London.
Bailey😎:
Wat ur fav food
Me:
Pizza.
Me:
Fav thing to do in spare time
Bailey😎:
Listen too or play music.
Me:
Omg. Me too but add reading an designing in the mix.
Bailey😎:
Can u play an instrument?
Me:
Yep guitar an drums
Wbu.
Bailey😎:
Guitar and piano
R u single?
Me:
Yep
Wbu
Bailey😎:
No I hav a gf
I swear my heart breaks at this point. But I still carry on.
Me:
So wat she like. An how did use get together.
Baliey😎:
Well we used to be bf but then we realised that we likeed eachother so we it together.
Me:
Oh
Bailey😎:
But the thing is that she's changed.
She ain't the same anymore.
I don't really like her anymore but don't want to break up with her cause I don't wanna lose the friendship. Even thou she's kind of a beach now.
Me:
I get that.
Bailey😎:
Really.
So what should I do.
I so badly wanted to tell him to break up with her. But I couldn't.
Me:
Well I can't really tell u wat to do but wat I can tell u is the u should follow ur heart. That is the best thing u can do.
Bailey😎:
Tru. Thnx so much.
I'll ttyl I hav to go mums calling.
Me:
Aw kk.
Ttyl.
Bai.
Bailey😎:
Bai
I then toss my phone to the side and realise that Sam had left sometime during my text conversation. So I go downstairs to search for him. When I get downstairs I see him, Leo and Ella sprawled out in front of the TV watching KC Undercover on Disney Channel which the twins are obsessed with. So I go and join them spending the rest of the night watching various Disney Channel shows with my siblings.
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Hey y'all,
How are y'all? Sorry for the late update but to make it up to y'all I wrote a long one. So I hope you enjoyed it. Bailey dropped the ball about his gf. Wat do you think is gonna happen?
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