CHAPTER 2 -PART 2:
"Okay okay", Pacey quickly said. He felt relieved before, that the principal was in a good mood and he didn't want that to change. "But what now? I mean I already did all the stuff from last year, can I jut skip that and start this year over after Summer break?", he asked hopeful. A few months free seemed cool to him.
"Don't push it mister Witter. You know we can't have you wander around doing nothing for the next months, do we?", the principal answered as if he could read Pacey's thoughts.
"So I guess I'll be going a year back this week then?", Pacey sighed.
"Yes starting tomorrow. I'll ring your parents this afternoon to explain them the situation and..."
"O god do you have to?", Pacey interrupted. He could see the look on his dad's face and he could heard the presumptuous I told you so look from his brothers.
"Pacey don't use that tone with me. And yes of course I have to. Be glad I told you before them, so you'll be prepared when you see them. Yes I know how this works and you will have a hard time at home the next following days, but it's the consequences of your own actions. You could have prevented it if you would just work a little. Just a little Pacey, but not even that you did."
Pacey sighed as he rolled his eyes. Making sure the principal didn't notice that. He felt sick of the 'talk' and just wanted to leave again. He was going to worry about going home on a later time of the day. "So can I go now?", he asked impatient.
The principal threw his arms in the air and shook his head as he looked at the stubborn boy sitting in front of him. "Fine go then. You'll get your new schedule tomorrow and remember: this is your last change."
"I got that now yeah", Pacey quietly grumbled as he jumped of the chair and ran out of the office. He wanted to go as fast as he could back to the lake, so he could relax and prepare for the journey home. But when he ran out of the office he saw the hallway was too crowdie to quickly make his way back out. Break just started and everyone was running through the place.
"Great", Pacey mumbled as he slowed down and walked tho the exit instead or running.
"Pacey", a voice suddenly called out to him.
He turned around as he forced a smile on his face. It was his best friend Dawson with on his side another one of Dawson's friends and Pacey's worst nightmare: know-it-all Joey. The girl who made it her life job to humiliate him. "Dawson", Pacey said as he nodded to his friend. "Lake girl", he added as he quickly looked at Joey.
"Nice to see you to", Joey said back. "Retard", she mumbled as she turned back to Dawson. "I gotta look up something in the library see you after break", she quickly said before walking away.
"So what's up Pace", Dawson said. "I didn't see you at Math."
"Yeah I was at the lake. I screwed English up big time and now I have a big problem", Pacey sighed once more as he walked with Dawson to a quiet place. "It was my final option to save my English mark. But no matter what happens now I'll fail this class. So now Danes told me I have to go the year back. Starting tomorrow..."
"Aww dude I am so sorry", Dawson said as he laid an arm around his friends' shoulders.
"Yeah. And you know my family it's gonna be a blood bad when I come home", Pacey went on.
"Well if you want you can crash at my place for the night, you know my parents don't mind having you over."
"Hey that's a great idea, thanks", Pacey said, feeling much more relived now. He wouldn't have to face his family for another day. He know it was only postponing the execution but he didn't care. For now he was saved.
