Roxanne raced through the corridors.

"I am in so much trouble" she muttered to herself as she made a left at a corner. "This wouldn't have happened if that girl hadn't been there" she said bitterly as she recalled her misfortune earlier. She passed by her locker, not bothering to get her books, and stopped in front of the door to her first period class. "Ok, let's see… excuses… hm… I did the cat in the tree yesterday, the little girl last week or was it two days ago?… anyway, saving a puppy maybe or-"

"Telling the truth?"

Roxanne froze.

"Do turn and face me, Miss Long"

Roxanne bit her lip and spun around unwillingly. However, she sighed in relief as she saw who it was. A young woman with long auburn hair with a few highlights and calm light green eyes stood before her. She was wearing a dark brown skirt, a light colored top under a brown jacket (the kind with a collar) and sandals.

"Miss Rotwood! I'm so glad it's you, I just-"

"Don't think you're off the hook, Roxanne" Miss Rotwood interrupted. Her arms were folded and her voice was stern yet her face was unable o to suppress a smile.

"What does that mean?" Roxanne asked. Miss Rotwood was Roxanne's Mythology teacher but also, only outside the class though, a very good friend known as Rebecca. Roxanne had met Rebecca on one of her Mythology classes. The original teacher, professor Rotwood had been absent that day and she had taken over. And unlike professor Rotwood, Rebecca's lessons weren't made up lies. She was also very impressed with Roxanne's knowledge of mythical creatures. And they've been on very good terms ever since. And sometime later, after Rebecca had completely taken over the class because professor Rotwood never showed up, Roxanne found out she was actually professor Rotwood's niece. No one really knew why he never came back except Rebecca and Roxanne whom Rebecca told that her uncle was arrested for breaking in a museum and trying to steal one of the exhibits. Roxanne wasn't sure whether Rebecca believed in magical creatures but at least she was a much better teacher than professor Rotwood.

"Sorry, Rox but I need to give you this" Rebecca said, handing Roxanne a green slip.

Roxanne's eyes went wide. "What? But Miss Rotwood, can't you-"

"You know I can't. Your English teacher personally told me to give this to you before you could enter her class. I warned you not to be late. Tenth time this month, am I right? And it's only been the first two weeks"

"I had-"

"No matter what you say, this slip isn't going to vanish"

Roxanne pouted and took the slip from Rebecca's hand. "Fine" she muttered.

Rebecca smiled, placing a hand on Roxanne's shoulder. "Look Rox, you're great at my class but that doesn't count for any of your other classes"

"I know" Roxanne replied. "I guess I'll see you later"

"Alright, good luck" Rebecca said. The two went on their separate ways, Rebecca to her class and Roxanne to the principal's office, groaning, "If I get detention again, daddy'll definitely throw a fit"

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Jasmine tapped the door lightly and waited. After a few seconds, the door opened and a kind-looking woman with grayish-blackish hair, ripened with age, appeared. She smiled when she saw Jasmine.

"Hello. You must be Miss Thorn. Please come in" she said, opening the door wider. Jasmine entered the office and sat on a chair in front of a desk.

The woman walked towards the desk and sat on the chair behind it. "My name is principal Dicerto and I welcome you to Millard Fillmore Middle school" she said warmly. "I hope you will have a nice time here"

Jasmine smiled. "Thank you very much, principal Dicerto. I'm sure I will" she replied.

"Yes, well then, this is your schedule" she handed Jasmine a piece of white paper "And unless you've got anything else you'd like to say, you are free to go"

"Oh, there is this one thing" Jasmine said, with a slightly sheepish smile. "I have the worst sense of direction a person could have get so I was wondering-"

Principal Dicerto smiled. "Don't worry, I'll just get someone to accompany you-"

But she was cut when the door opened.

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Roxanne took a deep breath before she opened the door to the principal's office, only to find a surprise waiting for her.