I watched Lucy for a few more weeks. For most of her teachers, her new behaviour caused them worry, but alongside huge relief, that the academic star had finally seemed to buckle down. That was until they began to review her work.
Lucy withdrew herself from her classmates and peers. She pushed people further and further away from her, to the point that no one even tried to talk to her. Her school attendance began to decrease, and I was more worried that ever before. I'd tried to talk to her before, but wit no avail. I decided to talk to her once more, before I'd have to take a different course of action with her and get more senior staff involved.