Personal Narrative Essay: Haunting Pay To Work

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It was 3:15 that late thursday afternoon. There was an announcement,. I was called up to the front office. Everyone in my science class were all making noises like oooh you're in trouble. I said I wasn't in trouble. At least I thought I wasn't. I started walking down the hallway I went on the elevator instead of the stairs. When I arrived at the front office the lady told me to go to the principal's office.
I didn't know who she was maybe a “Substitute Lady” the walk to the principal is a long way because he is on the other side of the building. Why would the school do that? Maybe to make students more nervous and think about the consequences or scare the students. When I got there he told me to sit down and we were
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He asked to help install the new tv that he bought but I replied NO and went upstairs to do homework I finished my homework and went to pay COD Black Ops 2 because I hate 3 it's the worst, so do my friends. I saw Kyle was online playing COD Black Ops 2 I asked if he wanted to 1v1 me he said NO so strictly and powerfully maybe he hated me because he found out why I wasn't on the team, I know he hates dumb people for some reason so I just played by myself… When I woke up I and my controller on my stomach and I was really sleepy. So I brushed my teeth my toothpaste kept falling off but I managed to keep it on for until it reached my mouth. I went downstairs to pack my backpack and went to the bus stop good thing no one knew about my soccer. We just stood there quietly until the bus came. I got on the bus and Kyle was whispering about me and my grades. They kind of bullied me and said i'm dumb and how can he get a D in cooking class. I tried to sit away from them but they just came to where I was

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