Neil sat at the garden later that day, watching other students having fun with their various activities.... The sun seemed surprisingly calm and it allows the wind blow around the background. Neil sighed heavily and then lay back, eyes facing the sun.
Luckily enough he was under a shade, a big oak tree stood where he rested and the cloud seemed beautiful and promising... It's just few days after resumption... Two weeks actually and it has already seemed to be a year in his eyes.
Not because he saved someone or made friends for the first time... But because..... He's going to be in trouble with his class mates for the first time... And it felt awesome In a way, he had never undertaken punishment before not to mention with class mate.
He sighed again and smiled.
His mind drifted off back to class and the announcement seem to repeat it self loudly in his head.
"Because of the disobedience to order and you following my own orders... The principal once decided to suspend the class... But I pleaded on your behalves and he agreed but on one condition.... The national museum park needs volunteers so it was decided that you serve there as charity..... For free."
Neil smiled when the yelling of the class rang in his head, he remembered vividly that Cheryl asked why the whole class is punished and not the once who went for the mission... Miss Wade made her understand that it was the principal's decision for the whole class to suffer the punishment because they are in the same class. And they are a team too, like it or not.
Well guess they are all team mates after all besides the rest of the class kept quiet on the issue and not make a report on the case to the school authority.
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"Am still wondering why we had to take punishment for what we didn't participate at." Glen yelled.
"But we all agreed to the terms of the teacher... Right?" Reece asked
"Yeah..." Glen replied.
"So...?" Reece added. "We are to blame for not covering up fully."
"Meaning?" Glen asked.
"Don't forget it was you who blew up the whole stuff." Reece spike calmly.
"What..." Glen yelled.
"You were the one who was yelling around about it... Did you forget." Reece looked up.
"It wasn't intentional." Glen fires up
"Exactly.. It was a mistake and now." Reece closed his eyes. "We all are going in for it."
"Are you trying to say am the one to blame." Glen fired.
"Wrong..." Reece smiled. "We all are to blame for what happened."
"Huh." Glen gawked.
"You know what.." Reece looked at Glen. "Let's just forget and try to prepare ourselves for the big role we are about to play few days from now... Besides we have been given our various roles to play."
"Yeah..." Glen said. "You're right."
"So you've got to be prepared..." Reece smiled. "And don't mess up."
"No way I would." Glen chuckled.
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"Like seriously you guys." Sandy snared.
"What is it now?" Clint asked.
"It isn't fair you know." Sandy lamented.
"You mean the punishment." Jayden smirked.
"Yeah." Sandy grumbled.
"Well the good thing is we aren't suspended." Clint smiled.
"Why should we?" Sandy yelled. "We should have been welcomed as heroes... And not prisoners to face judgment."
"Well actually... You know we violated the law of the school." Ned babbled
"But at least....." Sandy groaned. "A medal will be nice."
"Seriously?" Jayden asked with frustration.
"You've got to be kidding." Clint facepalmed.
"What are you?" Ned drew his specks down. "An Olympic medalists?"
"Am not an Olympian." Sandy spoke with the airs of a man. He made a showoff. "Am a hero."
"...."
Silence
"You've got to be joking." Jayden finally spoke.
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"Just one week after resumption... We are all getting punished." Freda groaned. "I told you that kid was bad news."
"And when was that?" Zoe lifted her eyelids questionably.
"You didn't hear me when I said it." Freda asked
"Nope." Zoe responded quickly.
"Chiyo... Please remind her." Freda looked at Chiyo who seemed busy with her teddy.
"If my memories serves right." Chiyo added. "You never said a thing like that...."
"What." Freda gasped
"Maybe it was when you were talking to yourself." Chiyo smiled.
"Chiyoooooooo..." Freda yelled.
"Calm down okay..." Zoe smiled. "You don't wanna piss her off... Do you?"
silence
"Sorry Chiyo." Freda apologized
"I wasn't even thinking about it.. So you're forgiven." Chiyo hugged freda.
"Awwwn... Now isn't that romantic?" Zoe giggled.
"So... I wonder what part are we going to play at the meseum park.?" Chiyo spoke with excitement.
"Well... We will have to wait till Miss Wade give us the role we have to play."
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"Class punishment huh..." Rory laughed. "Guess we got blown in code red."
"Exactly..." Lyn spoke. "We got blown in code red."
Rory laughed
"How's your health now?" Lyn asked.
"Dr. Midori said I will be out today." Rory smiled. "But I have to wait for her to come do the final check up."
"That's great to hear." Lyn smiled.
A vague figure appears behind the curtain and stood with arm folded.
"You know you had the permission to come in." Rory smiled with eyes closed. "Cheryl."
"Using your listening powers." Cheryl spoke softly. "Splendid."
For a girl of her style to have a soft voice was questionable... Well nature is to blame.
Cheryl had been chewing her mouth for some seconds now. Guess that is what Rory used to figure out that it was her... Because chewing gum was her favorite hobby besides applying cortex to her fingers.
"It seems that it was my fault that we all got caught." Rory frowned his face... Sad.
"It's not ur fault darling.." Lyn smiled. "We all made it happen. So don't blame yourself."
"I wish that was true Lyn." Rory sighed. "I blacked out first you know."
"You just had to work harder you know." Cheryl mimicked.
"Stop that you know." Rory laughed. "That's not how I speak you know."
"Of course not." Cheryl smiled.
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Jade placed her violin on her shoulder, and slowly placed the bow on it. Swaying it forth and back to produce a melodious tone that could move the earth itself. She continued this process for a while with her eyes closed and slow movement of her body round before.
"For how long are you going to stare at me like that." She smiled. "Delia."
Silence
"Well... You should know I don't stare at people." Delia replied few minutes later.
"Yeah... But you ghost more." Jade put off her instrument. "You talk less... Share less.... And above all."
Silence.
"You're always blank stated." Jade finished. "So am used to you already."
"Well....." Delia sighed. "It..... Would be best.... Not to talk more.... About me."
"Not a problem." Jade smiled.
She continued her arrangements before swaying the bag behind her. She had always wanted Delia to at least open up to her... They had known each other for quit some time now... But Delia always refused to share anything with her, it was hard for her to get Delia to speak up for the first time. And it was also hard before she could trust her with few words.
"So... We were being punished for saving an A student.?" Jade spoke. "To me that's really not fair... What do you say.?"
"Nothing.." Delia replied instantly.
"Really... There's nothing in your mind that you had to let out in this issue." Jade asked.
"I won't let that bother me." Delia replied.
Jade's mouth fell agap.
"It's best I don't think about it." Delia began to walk away. "And you should too."
"Seriously.... Like seriously..... What's up with her." Jade thought. "I don't quite get her.... And whenever I thought am getting close to her.. She shove me off."
Jade shrugged and went the other way.
"I wonder if she will get to play her part in this whole amusement park of a thing." Jade thought and she walked. "That is if her blank states seem to affect the environment.
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At the class the next day.
The class seemed uneasily quiet and mummur filled the air. Everyone was scared of whatever role they had to play, because they don't know how It's done at all.
Cheryl worked on her fingers, Chiyo and Zoe plays with the bear, Sandy shuffles cards, Clint folds his arms... For the first time. Ned taps his desk, Jayden as usual, likewise Jade, Freda running her fingers through a paper, Lyn pacing, Rory sat frustrated, Reece and Glen held a picture book, Delia as usually calm... And Neil.
His head was in his arms which rested on the desk.
"Can someone explain to me why it's taking Miss Wade a long while to get here." Sandy yelled. "We've got practice to do."
"With less time." Clint sighed.
"Please guys." Lyn spoke. "Settle down."
"Indeed I wonder what is taking her time." Neil thought.
Actually telepathed to Delia.
Silence
"Guess she's cold after all." Neil thought.
"Don't... think I can't hear you." Delia thought.
"My radio wave is still active?" Neil thought. "Man down... Man down."
"She's not this late you know." Lyn murmured.
"Maybe something came up." Jade spoke. "Am sure everything is fine."
"It better be." Glen smiled. "Not that we are going to have someone come into the classroom and tell us he or she is our new teacher."
"I would be watchful of the words I say." Rory commended.
QUACK.
The door suddenly opened... Everyone expecting their usual daredevil Miss Wade to come in through the door but was..... Disappointed.
It was a young man with a well ironed suit, looking like he just clocked twenties. He had a weird grin like he's forced in doing something. And he had a speck on too.
"Hello class." The muscular voice rang out. "My name is Danny black.. You new class teacher."
"REECE...." The entire class yelled.
"Dude... What the hell men." Jayden gripped him and shook him.
"I was just kidding." Reece choked.
"Mind explaining to us." Lyn bent over him.
"I never knew this would happen." Reece spoke almost crying.
"Settle down kids." Mr Black yelled.
Silence.
"Excuse me.." Neil raised his arms.
"Yes." Mr Black gestured him to continue.
"Where's our class teacher Miss Wade?" Neil asked.
The class nods in agreement.
"She got suspended.. And...." Mr Black adjust his specks. "Retired."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT." They class yelled.