~Prologue~
~Story told by Mariette Winters~
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"Hey Marie! Are you going up to Drama?"
I smiled as my best friend Vikki skidded into Lundy common room.
"Well I figured I'm here, I may as well."
I slammed my locker door quickly to prevent a book avalanche. Linking arms with Vikki we stepped outside into the chilly December air.
"Only one exam left, eh?" Vikki was completely hyperactive and that made me smile.
"Yep. Should be a doozy." I replied, tilting my face up to the wintry sun and screwing up my eyes. Our last GCSE mock exam was in two days and Vikki, I and four others had been working on our piece for two months straight and we were pretty damn proud of it.
Our teacher Mr. Kelson was a nice guy. Everyone took the piss because he believed in us and that we could do better. I mean, come on, this was England. You were a priss if you were naturally nice. It's just not in the true spirit of being British is it?
Vikki and I wandered into the studio, waving apologetically to Mr. Kelson and seating ourselves in the class circle.
"Nice to see you two. I was just saying that in this double lesson today, before you go off into your groups, we're going to try a form of relaxation to get you all ready to work, OK?"
Everyone looked at each other sceptically. Well, you suggest meditation to a bunch of fifteen year olds, what reaction were you expecting?
Mr. Kelson told us to lie on the floor however we felt comfortable. I chose to lie on my side between Vikki and Andy, another guy in our group.
Mr. Kelson sat in his teacher's chair in the middle of the room. He told us to shut our eyes and visualize ourselves falling through blackness. We did and I was suddenly overcome with images of 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'. I started to giggle. Vikki was obviously thinking the same thing because she was also sniggering uncontrollably.
"Hey Bill?" I gasped between giggles in the best surfer accent I could do, "What do we do now Dude?"
Vikki pretended to think for a minute, "Uh... You wanna play twenty questions?"
"Oh OK! I got one!"
"OK. Are you... mineral?"
"... uh... Yeah!"
"Are you a tank?"
"Whoa! Yeah!" I reached out for Vikki's hand and we tickled each other's palm whilst faithfully waiting for that famous guitar riff.
"Girls; Concentrate please." How long Mr Kelson had been standing over us, I'll never know.
Rather than risk our necks, Vikki and I settled down and began to concentrate. Mr. Kelson began talking, telling us what to imagine. I found myself ignoring him and beginning to fall asleep.
~End of prologue~
What do you think? Please review and tell me if there is any point in going on. I know I haven't got to any Middle earth bits yet but you know I was saving that for the next chapter!!
~Story told by Mariette Winters~
~~~~~~
"Hey Marie! Are you going up to Drama?"
I smiled as my best friend Vikki skidded into Lundy common room.
"Well I figured I'm here, I may as well."
I slammed my locker door quickly to prevent a book avalanche. Linking arms with Vikki we stepped outside into the chilly December air.
"Only one exam left, eh?" Vikki was completely hyperactive and that made me smile.
"Yep. Should be a doozy." I replied, tilting my face up to the wintry sun and screwing up my eyes. Our last GCSE mock exam was in two days and Vikki, I and four others had been working on our piece for two months straight and we were pretty damn proud of it.
Our teacher Mr. Kelson was a nice guy. Everyone took the piss because he believed in us and that we could do better. I mean, come on, this was England. You were a priss if you were naturally nice. It's just not in the true spirit of being British is it?
Vikki and I wandered into the studio, waving apologetically to Mr. Kelson and seating ourselves in the class circle.
"Nice to see you two. I was just saying that in this double lesson today, before you go off into your groups, we're going to try a form of relaxation to get you all ready to work, OK?"
Everyone looked at each other sceptically. Well, you suggest meditation to a bunch of fifteen year olds, what reaction were you expecting?
Mr. Kelson told us to lie on the floor however we felt comfortable. I chose to lie on my side between Vikki and Andy, another guy in our group.
Mr. Kelson sat in his teacher's chair in the middle of the room. He told us to shut our eyes and visualize ourselves falling through blackness. We did and I was suddenly overcome with images of 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'. I started to giggle. Vikki was obviously thinking the same thing because she was also sniggering uncontrollably.
"Hey Bill?" I gasped between giggles in the best surfer accent I could do, "What do we do now Dude?"
Vikki pretended to think for a minute, "Uh... You wanna play twenty questions?"
"Oh OK! I got one!"
"OK. Are you... mineral?"
"... uh... Yeah!"
"Are you a tank?"
"Whoa! Yeah!" I reached out for Vikki's hand and we tickled each other's palm whilst faithfully waiting for that famous guitar riff.
"Girls; Concentrate please." How long Mr Kelson had been standing over us, I'll never know.
Rather than risk our necks, Vikki and I settled down and began to concentrate. Mr. Kelson began talking, telling us what to imagine. I found myself ignoring him and beginning to fall asleep.
~End of prologue~
What do you think? Please review and tell me if there is any point in going on. I know I haven't got to any Middle earth bits yet but you know I was saving that for the next chapter!!