I decided to experiment in Second Person P.O.V while home sick for two days in a row. This is the result.
A teacher's job is to repeat the same things over and over until the students can repeat it. Hopefully there'll be one or two kids who will understand why this is being taught. Those are the ones that will go far.
Teachers will do a lot to get you to pass. The more students that make it to the next grade, the more they're respected, the more the school's respected, the more money that they get.
So when the teacher calls you up after class because they're concerned-you look stressed. The part you need to listen for is how fast they get to the part where they say "your grades are slipping", and then give you some crap about how you used to be such a great student. Don't give into the bit about how they're worried about you, and say that your life is just a bit difficult. Because they'll pry.
They'll watch out for you. They'll pay that much more attention to you, your habits, your appearance, your friends...everything about you. They'll notice the bruises. They'll first assume bullies; you're a klutz, but not that bad. After it becomes apparent that the jocks don't have time enough to beat on you like that, the suspicion moves outside of school.
They'll probably think a lot of things. Gangs, ghosts...in this town, the ghost one is more than possible, and probably the closest to the truth that they'll ever get. But it's the one they'll save til later before looking at your family.
Your sister is fine. She's still the perky, happy-go-lucky girl that got chosen to host the spirit week assembly every year since her sophomore year. She informs you how nosy that teacher has become lately. This is where you start to worry, though you should have started long ago.
Shortest chapter ever? I think not. I'm not sure how many chapters this story will have, but they'll all be very short. I typed the whole thing up into one document, and it was only two pages, with large font.
Also, this will be the one and only author's note. I dunno why, I just think the effect is better that way. I'd like to keep this story vague.
And, because I absolutely adore feedback, REVIEW! (ha, I always imagine the Box Ghost saying that the same way he says 'beware'. It's a funny effect).
And, so I don't get in twouble: I do NOT own Danny Phantom.
