Wendy waited outside the headmasters office for the fourth time that week.

“Mr Jenkins should be back soon Wendy”. said the secretary. “you’re becoming quite the permanent fixture here aren’t you”.

Wendy ignored her and continued chewing her gum.

Mr Jenkins charged the the door of the school office and saw Wendy sitting there again.

“It’s barely 9 20 and you are already in trouble, What have you done now”?

“I didn’t bother doing the stupid assignment the stupid teacher set for us”.

“God give me strength, I really don’t need this right now, Okay, in my office, let’s try and sort this out”.

Wendy stomped into his office and plonked herself down on the chair. “why is your desk the wrong way round”?

“what do you mean”? Mr Jenkins said as he closed the door.

“Your chair has it’s back to the door, mine is facing it, It’s usually the other way round”.

“Let’s just stay focused on you shall we, What’s going on with you, why aren’t you doing your school work?”.

“Because it’s fucking boring, school is fucking boring, my whole fucking life is boring”.

“No swearing in here thank you, or you’ll find yourself in detention”.

“ooohh, I’m so scared”.

“You should be, we a have a special way of disciplining girls like you. Right lets see what your teacher has written about you, pass me that letter please”.

Wendy tossed the letter across the desk

“Distracted, rude, uncooperative, noisy, and dressing in an inappropriate fashion. Lets start with the first problem shall we, what do you find distracting?”

Wendy grunted “I don’t know”.

“Listen Wendy, I don’t have anywhere to be today, so we can stay here all day if necessary”.

“I DON’T KNOW, can’t you just leave me alone?.

“No I can’t, You are sixteen,almost an adult, you have got to sort things out, We have to get to the bottom of this, Maybe I should ring Your dad”.

“He’s not my dad, my dad is dead, he’s just someone who married my mum”.

“I think I will call him anyway, see if he has any idea why you’re behaving this way”

Wendy dived across the desk and snatched the phone from the his hand before he could press the first digit. “Please don’t call him” she begged “he’ll punish me again”.

He hung up the phone ” TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON WENDY”.