Imagine Sun Hill's finest were all at school together. Think of the mischief ...

Chapter One
Mr Manson

"This is Mr Manson, your new Biology teacher. Now you had better all be nice, especially after your last teacher left in tears." Mr Meadows said to the class. They nudged each other and smirked. "Any problems, I'll be in my office." He said to the new teacher. Mr Meadows left the room and stood outside the door for a few minutes, listening. Year 10 had a reputation for giving teachers a hard time and he feared that this time would be no exception.

"Right well, you know who I am. So I want to go around the class and you give me your names." Mr Manson sat at his desk.
"I'd like to give him more than that!" Honey whispered to Jo.

They went around the room and each person told him their name. He then asked them to collect their stuff together and stand by the back wall. They looked at each other and spread out in a long line.
"Right, I know you don't do it this way but maybe that's why you've had 3 teachers already this year." He said, looking down at his clipboard. "Ok, Dale Smith, sit by the window at the front."
"It's Smithy sir." He replied, sitting down.
"Right ok." Mr Manson said, making a note on his clipboard. "Next to Smithy, Honey Harman, next Gary Best, next Suzie Sim. Next row, Phil Hunter, next Samantha Nixon.… Is it Sammie or Samantha?" He asked.
"Neither!" She replied. "It's Sam."
"Oh ... Right well, Stuart Turner? You're new aren't you?"
"Yes sir."
"You sit next to Sam, I'm sure she'll look after you."
"Oh I'm sure she will!" Phil grinned, making her blush and look at her desk.
"Next, Joanne Masters."
"It's Jo sir." She groaned and everyone smirked.
He continued sitting everyone down, which after all the fuss and arguing, took half of the lesson.

"The next thing I want you to do is write your name on the labels that are coming round." He handed Smithy a roll of labels. "Then stick it to your new biology folders."
"We use exercise books though sir." Suzie said.
"Not anymore, you use folders and I will check that you all have them every lesson. And if you don't, that's lunchtime detention straight away!" He next handed around some lined paper for them to write on. "Now copy down the list of topics that are on the board. These are the ones that we have to get through before the end of the year."

"Sir, I've got cramp in my hand." Gary complained.
"Just get on with it." Mr Manson replied.
"Jo ..." Gary whispered. "Can you write it for me?" He asked. "Please." She snatched it from him and wrote the remaining topics down for him before passing it back.
"I saw that." Mr Manson said, snatching the paper away. "Now do it again." The bell went for break and they began to pack away. "Not yet, I want to see everyone's list finished before they leave. And homework is to research the first topic." They all groaned. "To be handed in next lesson.
"But that's tomorrow sir!" Smithy said.
"Well you'd better do it as soon as you get home then."

They trudged off to lunch, dumping their bags in their lockers. Sam sat down at a table with Jo and Honey.
"So what do you think of Monster Manson?" Jo asked.
"I think he's great." Honey said dreamily. Sam and Jo looked at each other.
"Can I sit with you Jo, they're being mean to me again?" Gary asked.
"Yeah alright." Jo said.
"Awwww sitting with big sister?" Phil called over from the next table, grinning.
"She's only 2 weeks older than me." Gary replied.
"I meant in height, idiot." Phil said.
"Anyway, Jo's only my step sister." Gary said.

"I dunno what you see in Hunter." Jo whispered to Sam.
Sam blushed but soon found herself staring at him. He looked up and smiled at her, their eyes locked. She snapped back to reality and looked away again, blushing. "It doesn't matter anyway; he's way out of my league. Every time he speaks to me or looks my way I just blush and make a fool of myself."

Many of the people who are members of my site (phil4sam) will recognise this. There are another 11 chapters after this one. Plus I'm in the middle of writing a sequel. To read ahead, go to my profile and I think? my site address is there. Happy reading! Please r&r!