Mikayla Lee Positively Brinley
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- I need to focus on school.
- Hopefully, I don't get distracted today.
- I am so excited to see Emmie at school today.
- Hi, I am Isabella. I am thirteen years old and I go to LakeFront Middle School. My best friend is Becca, I met her during Elementary school. I try my best in school, But my teachers, my mom, and my sisters think I should stay more focused.
- I have do so much chores!
- Hmm, I wonder why she looks like she's panicking or scared?
- Of course I am, I'm part of the drama club!
- Hey guys, how have you been, Are you guys going to the talent show tonight?
- I don't know yet, I have to ask my mom. I will let you guys know later.
- Omg, I can't remember my lines! How could this possibly ever happen to me, I've been practicing for the past month.
- Hey Class! Please take out the take-home test and pass it down.
- Oh no I forgot to do it, Hopefully Mr. Reukauf can let me do it tonight and bring it tomorrow.
- Here you go.
- Hi, I am Isabella also known as Izzy, I am a teenage girl that is thirteen years old and I go to school at Lakefront Middle School. I have two sisters, Dani, the oldest, and Ash, the youngest, making me the middle child. I am not so independent and I have my mom or my sisters tell me what I must do. In my free time, I like to journal or makeup stories about my life (so far), If I feel artsier I doodle. My mom is an Er nurse and raises us alone, my sister, Dani is brilliant, practical, bossy, and controlling, and Ash, the youngest is so sweet were only fourteen months apart (Irish twins). Since our mom works odd shifts in a hospital, my sisters and I have a lot of chores we're responsible for.
- I'm so glad school is over, it's been such a long day.
- I can't wait to get ice cream after our chores today!
- Ash, this is not good, Mr. Reukauf gave me a zero on my math take-home test because i forgot to do it today.
- I wonder where our kids are. They should be coming out soon.
- No homework today either.
- Yeah, I am pretty sure they are still packing up their backpacks.
- YAY SCHOOL IS FINALLY OVER!!
- As I get to school, my sister, Ash, and I separate from each other. As I walk to my locker, I notice a bunch of posters for tonight's talent show hanging on the wall. I am in the drama club and I'm hosting the show tonight! I am so so excited! I've practiced for the past month, but I'm a bit confused as I'm inwardly running through my lines. I panic a little, it takes me a few minutes to remember them again. I walk past a group of people and notice another girl staring at me confused.
- Uh oh, Izzy's grounded now! How is she going to go to the talent show.
- Oh no, this is not going well.
- I'm so sorry, but I totally didn't realize it was a take-home test, I thought It was a study guide, and yeah I should've studied, but I swear I won't do it again, and I'm going to try harder, and I promise-
- Izzy, I discovered this when I was cleaning up the kitchen earlier. You want to explain?
- Stop. I've heard all this before, Izzy. This is the final straw. You're grounded. Three days. No Exceptions and this also means no talent show!!.
- I take my folders and notebooks and walk to my homeroom. Once I get there I take a seat and daydream the period away. Afterward, I arrive at the first few of my classes, I continue to daydream like always. I am pretty bad at all of my core classes except for Ela or writing, I like creative writing, art, and drama. It shows in my grades. I try to pay attention to Ms. Bloom, but her voice is so bland, I feel like I'm listening to the hum of an electric fan. Until it's time for math, My best friend Becca asks How I did on the take-home test. That's when I realized I forgot to do it, I thought it was a study guide. I try to bribe my teacher, Mr. Reukauf to give me another day to finish it, But he replies Well I'm sorry but I was clear about turning these in on time. Afraid I'll have to give you zero this time. I was devastated.
- Hey Girls, Is there anything I can help with?
- LOVERS!!
- WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S TALENT SHOW!!
- Yay Izzy, you made it, I don't think we need that much help, just moving the furnitures around.
- Hey Izzy, Glad you made it, How have you been?
- Luckily, the bell rings, and Mr. Reukauf excuses me. After I grab my backpack from my locker, I meet up with my sister, Ashley. We walk out together. Everybody is super-excited about the half day, pushing and shoving to get as far away from school. Ash is so excited to talk about getting ice cream after our chores, I just nod. She asks me what's wrong and I tell her what happened during math class, she says mom is going to flip, which I don't doubt. I wish I could be more like you and Dani I say. Ash replies, Your grades aren't bad you just get distracted.
- Ash and I arrive home. The apartment feels like a sauna. I assume my mom is still at work since she's not around. Dani, who came home from school the same time we did, cranks up the window unit and we huddle around it like a campfire. She throws me a look. Uh-oh. My mom who's normally chill looks like she's trying to keep from wringing my neck, she discovered my take-home test. She gives me a chance to explain, But I don't say anything until my mom looks at me right in my eyes. I try to explain to her and she says she heard this before and it was my final straw, I'm grounded. This means no talent show. I explain to her that I'm so sorry and it was not fair, but she was sorry too but she is not budging.
- I go into my room shredding tears. I am so upset and I feel like I can't breathe. I can hear my sister, Ash trying to bribe mom to let me go to the talent show and ground me after, but nothing changes her mind. Ash comes into the room and explains that I will be fine and I would have other chances, but I explain to her that I would have to wait until next year and that's when she says she can help me sneak out of the house. I say it's too risky, but she exclaims that she has done it multiple times, which surprised me and also convinced me to sneak out. At night, Ash helps me leave out my window, it's not that difficult because we share a room. I make it out safely and sprint to school. I'm so relieved that I make it in time. I meet up with the drama club and help them prepare/decorate the stadium. I wait quietly and try not to think about how I just snuck out of the house. As she walks out she notices her sisters and mom wanting her to explain, but her mom just lets Izzy be once her sister explains for her, because they know how good she is at acting.
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