Rachel drove into the school grounds and pulled into her usual parking space. Students filled the playground with smiling faces, exchanging their stories about their summer holidays and catching up with each other. Rachel wasn't in the best of moods, she had failed to herself a new deputy head after Eddie had stepped down from the position. The LEA had assured her that they had found a suitable replacement. Rachel was doubtful. She knew nothing about him only that his name was Jack Rimmer and that he was once headmaster of Waterloo Road. She wasn't looking forward to someone trying to tell her how to run the school.
Jack's eyes shot open, he glanced over at his clock and literally jumped out of bed. Cursing himself for been so late, he rushed around his room grabbing items of clothing fast. He lifted his armpit up and had a quick sniff. He didn't smell too bad, still he sprayed a large amount of deodorant under his arms and over himself. He ran into the bathroom, grabbed the mouthwash an quickly rinsed his mouth out. He looked up at himself in the mirror, he could do with a shave. He checked the time again. He had 5 minutes spare. He quickly shaved is face, cutting himself numerous times in the process. Jack cursed himself again. He took a piece of toilet roll and ripped it up into little pieces and stuck them onto his wounds. He rushed back into the bedroom, grabbed his possessions and ran out the front door.
