Violet was reaching her last days of school. She was seven moths pregnant and would feel the baby kick every single day. Violet had to do a ton of makeup work for the days of school that she missed. She would work so hard with her counselor to get the grades that she needed. Violet also started to have very bad fatigue. She also started taking driving lessons.
Being pregnant and learning how to drive was a challenge. Sometimes, Violet would not pay attention to the road and accidentally bump into other cars. However, she never got into an (serious) accident. Another hard part of learning how to drive is finding the gas pedal and the breaks under the pregnant stomach. Violet knew that she wouldn't get her license before the baby is born because her baby is due before she turns 16.
Helen was ordering 10th grade textbooks for next school year. Helen told Violet to take care of the textbooks because they were very expensive. Helen paid over $1,000 for eight, tenth grade level textbooks. Violet had mentioned to Helen that ninth grade was very hard and is worried that tenth grade would be even harder. Helen promised that she would help Violet with her schoolwork.
It was the second-to-last day of school and every student received their final grade of their ninth grade year. Violet saw on her report card that she made a significant improvement in her grades. Violet admitted that she was never the best student and always struggled with her classes. She never took honors classes because she tends to struggle, especially with math. This made her worry that she was not able to get a job. She was worried that if she showed that she took general ed. classes, she would be a bottom applicant, which meant that she would have a lower chance of getting a job.
After school, Violet brought her mom to go to her job interview at the ice cream shop. When Violet got to her interview, the first thing that she had to do is show her grades to the job manager. Violet was trembling from anxiety. "She has learning disabilities," Helen told the manager. "So, that's why she doesn't take any honors classes," the Manger said, "looks like she is growing more responsible than before." "What do you mean," asked Helen. "She's really good about learning from her mistakes." "Well she's learning," Helen said. The interviewer came in and called Violet up. Violet came into the room and answered some questions. Many questions involved personal life and grades at school. The interview lasted twenty minutes. Violet was glad to get it over with.
It was Violet's last day of school. When Helen dropped her off she yelled, "Don't cry, like you did at your kindergarten graduation!" Violet went into her first period, which was science. "Violet Parr, who has been an extremely quiet student in this class, is at her last day of ninth grade, but this also her very last day of school, ever. This is due to an accidental pregnancy. Please wish her good luck with her new chapter in her life." Her teacher announced. Violet started getting emotional. She stood up and hugged her teacher. Violet announced, "Thank you, Ms. Smith for being a great teacher and understanding that I have learning disabilities. Most of my teachers would call me 'dumb' and 'retarded' but you have been so sweet to me. I can't thank you enough!" Violet couldn't stop sobbing. She went to the rest of her classes. On her way to lunch, Mary Jane pushed her. "I hope you are leaving school to die because the world doesn't need a little, pregnant bitch like you." Violet just ran to her table quickly. She sat with Kari. Kari started crying, "You're leaving school, then who am I going to sit with, who am I going to do projects with, who can I talk to in class." " Don't worry Kari, you can see me after school or on the weekends," Violet replied. Violet and Kari hugged. They walked together to their next class, which was art. Violet started crying in art class because she this was the last class that she ever was going to have with Kari.
Violet came home from school and started crying, until she heard the doorbell. It was Tony, and he brought her some violets. Violet hugged Tony. "Friends, just good friends," Tony told Violet, "I started dating Kari and I promised her that I will never get her pregnant." They went to sit on the couch. Tony felt Violet's swollen stomach. "She's kicking," Tony gasped. Violet started chuckling. Violet decided to get Tony's phone number. Violet promised that she would call Tony when the baby is born. When Tony left. Violet placed her violets in a pot and took a nap.
