For once in my life, I don't know what to say here. This is a problem...
Chapter 10
The rest of the day passed normally for Violet, but Jenna's cheating plan was never far from her mind. When the bell rang after geography, she had made up her mind. She was going to stop Jenna once and for all. She quickly gathered all of her stuff and pushed her way out of the classroom.
"Hey Violet," Jasmine started to say.
"I can't talk now! I have to go do something!" she called over her shoulder, already out the door. She shoved her way through the crowds of people, being a little more aggressive than usual. She finally made it to her locker. She kept her eyes peeled for Jenna or Abby or any of the other girls as she put in her combination. Math homework, geography notes... She ran through a mental checklist of her daily assignments. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a flash of color. There she is! Abby was known for her clothing, clothing with colors so bright you could get dizzy just by walking past them too quickly. Violet shouldered her bag and quietly followed Abby as the rest of the school flowed out towards the bus area.
The halls quickly cleared out, and Violet had to move slowly and carefully to avoid being seen. At one point, she stepped on a loose piece of paper. Abby had turned around, hearing the slight rustling, only to see that no one was there. Violet held her breath from behind the door of an open classroom, not daring to let it out until Abby had continued to walk.
Once on the other side of the school, Abby started walking on her tip toes, looking above the lockers for the answer key. After a minute or two of searching, Jenna appeared from around the corner. "Did you get it yet?" she asked, obviously believing there was no one else around.
"No. You hid the thing well enough," Abby said, obviously put off.
"Ugh, it's right over here." Jenna moved to the lockers on the other side of the wall. Above them was a stray piece of paper, no bigger than any normal sheet. The only difference between the answer key and the other random pieces of paper that were laying around was that the answer sheet had not had enough time to accumulate large piles of dust.
Violet listened to all of this from around a corner, hidden from sight.
"Now c'mon. Let's go back to my house. I want to keep this safe. We don't want anyone to borrow it from us now, do we?" She and Abby giggled as they walked away.
Violet had heard all that she needed. She ran back down the hallway, to Kaldrina's room. Luckily, she was still grading papers. Violet knocked on the door. "Ms. Kaldrina? Can I come in?"
"Of course. Is there something you need?"
"I...I overheard Jenna and Abby talking. They stole the answer key to your mid-term."
"So someone did take it! Thank you for telling me Miss Violet. I will see that they are punished."
"Thank you ma'am." Violet left for her walk home, feeling both pleasure and anxiety.
I'd like to think I'd have the courage to do that, but I'm not too great with hypothetical situations. Anyways, CR&R! This is Shira, signing off!