I'm sorry guys. School is stressing me out and… my teachers all went onto full 'Let's give these kids three quizzes minimum every week and give them at least two form tests with countless chapter tests for every subject before the final term exam' mode. My grades have been falling backwards. I got confused. I don't know how I'm gonna work this out... I just can't see the road ahead as I used to see it. I felt like I've lost my way and I want to get back onto the track.

Don't get me wrong. Clarie Potter means everything to me. I learn from developing her story. It grows together with me. I had the most amazing time writing the story, I've been dedicating my heart and time for it, and it never failed to bring me to the most wondrous world of magic and imagination. But lately, I realized how immature and undeveloped her story can get… it just doesn't sound natural at all, considering how 'good' my writing was when I started to write. I feel like I've given it a bad start, and… I just don't know how to get it going. I've always loved to share this little part of my world of imagination with you all, but now I've lost my drive, and it seems like even my school report card is screaming 'JUST COME BACK TO REALITY ALREADY'.

I won't delete this story. Not now, at least. My IGCSEs are coming up next year, and my teachers are rushing everything they have to teach, considering there are dozens of chapters for every subjects we haven't even covered, and a few have already planned extra lessons with us over summer. I will try to find time out of longer vacations onto Clarie, but… no promises.

Thank you all for always staying with Clarie.