The next day, it was toward the end of the school day when Chelsea was on her way to biology class. Her face was itching and she was thinking about how she needed some Panini. I'll just put some on while the teacher's talking, she thought. Oh darn! she realized. I left my jar in my locker. Luckily, she happened to be right next to her locker so she opened it and grabbed her jar. Once she saw that jar, she thought, I have to put some on right now. So she opened it up and started applying some. It felt really relieving when it touched her itchy skin. The bell rang to indicate that class had started but Chelsea didn't even flinch. She was enjoying putting the Panini on her face. That is, until she heard, "Miss Daniels!" It was principal Lawler.
"Hello, Mr. Lawler," said Chelsea.
"Didn't you hear the bell, Miss Daniels? I'm in a good mood today. If you hurry to class right now, I'll look the other way." Just at the moment Chelsea started off for biology, he sniffed the air. "Can I see that jar of cream?" Chelsea handed him the jar. "Miss Daniels, I'm surprised. Panini facial cream! Class can wait, Miss Daniels, you're coming to my office." Reluctantly, Chelsea followed him to his office. When they got there, Mr. Lawler asked her, "Miss Daniels, what do you have to say for yourself?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lawler, I'll never do it again."
"Well, Miss Daniels," said Mr. Lawler, "The use of illegal substances is against school rules and Panini facial cream is very dangerous. I have to punish you severely for this or I could get fired."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lawler," said Chelsea. "Please don't expelÂ…"
"Expel you?" said Mr. Lawler, chuckling. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna expel you."
"Oh thank gosh," said Chelsea. "I guess I could live with a suspension."
"I'm not even gonna do that," said Mr. Lawler. "I'm giving you a two-hour detention on Friday. It's not my place to judge you. I'm not telling your parents either. They might ground you for a month when what you really need is counseling. Also, I am giving you this pamphlet that will inform you of all the counseling options you have as well as steps you can take on your own to deal with your problem. Don't forget the guidance counselor here at school. He's always there to help and he won't tell your parents either. I suggest you use your detention to decide what to do. Now get back to class."
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Lawler," replied Chelsea. And she went back to class.
That night at dinner, Chelsea told her parents about her detention.
"By the way, I'm gonna be a little late coming home Friday. I got a two-hour
detention."
"Two hours!" exclaimed Mrs. Daniels. "What'd you do for that?"
"Well, principal Lawler saw me putting on my Panini and it was a second after the bell rang."
"Do you want us to pick you up then go out to eat?" asked Mrs. Daniels.
"Yeah," said Chelsea. "That sounds good."
"Then it's a date," said Mr. Daniels.
So Friday came and Chelsea went into the classroom that was assigned for detention. On this Friday, Ms. Rodriguez was supervising the detention. Of course, she didn't realize that she didn't expect Chelsea to have a detention. "Hi Chelsea, did you have a question on your Spanish homework?"
"Hi. Ms. Rodriguez," said Chelsea. "Actually, I came here because I have to serve detention."
"Oh, okay," said Ms. Rodriguez. A few minutes later, she stood up and announced, "Alright, everyone. Detention has officially started. For the next two hours, there will be no talking to your neighbor, no talking on cell phones, no note passing, no text messaging, and no playing with any other toys you may have. Please sit quietly and do your homework. If you violate the rule, I will give you a warning. If you don't listen to me, I will kick you out and you'll have to come back next week." Chelsea wasn't mad or anything She just took out her homework and started working on it. And as time went by, she slowly realized that she wasn't going to have any homework this weekend. That was really cool.
Author's Note: If you didn't like this story, then you're right. This story is twisted. In writing this story, I'm trying to make fun of people who are too nonjudgmental. Please keep this in mind when reviewing it.