He walked down the hall slowly. He wanted to take his time. There was only a few minutes left before the bell would ring for first period to be over.

He opened the doors and entered the front office. He saw Miss Pitt sitting at her desk, taking a phone call. She was very young, but seemed to take her job very seriously. He walked over to her desk, where she held a finger up to signal for him to wait a minute for her to finish.

She finally got off the phone and looked at him. "What are you in for this time Shawn?"

"Mr J sent me again. You know, I'm starting to believe he really doesnt like me," Shawn replied with a smile

"Well, teachers generally don't care for the students who don't listen and disturb the class" she joked. "But Mr. Kohler is busy right now, so he said not to send anyone in unless it's an emergency, which I don't believe this counts as. So here's what I'll do. You go talk to him and find out if he wants you in detention and I'll let you go right now." she said, handing him a hall pass.

"Thanks" he replied walking out the doors. He had made it halfway to his locker when the bell rang for first period to be let out. He continued to his locker and then to his second hour class