Three eleventh grade students who have spent a larger part of their high school days on the receiving end of it's challenges, are faced with two options, to leave high school with a terrible reputation or to force an upgrade before final year.

A very familiar almost screechy voice cut the official off. “Hey guys!!!! Mum!!!! I'm over here!!” 


Those words gave me the feeling one would have when in view of the sun after a terrible storm. Never in my life had I been close to being this happy to hear Kim's voice. Usually, her voice was nothing less than a torment, but today it was a great relief and a source of so much joy. 


We were no longer interested in the body bag in front of us or what the expressionless faced woman had to say, all we cared about was getting to Kim and we couldn't seem to do that fast enough. We were all running as fast as we could to the ambulance vehicle that was not too far from where we were standing, and I'm sure we got there in seconds but in my head, as we ran, I kept feeling we had to move faster until we got to Kim. 


TWENTY-SIX