My Last Day

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What is the last thing you would went hear as a student? Being told that you have to repeat the same grade, again. I have gotten this news in the 8th grade, which for a lot of people is weird because they would usually get left back within the 1st or 2nd grade. During the regular school year I had failed the finally English Exam, which lead to going to summer school where I taking an English class and retaking the English Exam. However, going to the last day to find out my result was a depressing because I had found out that I had failed the exam.
Showing up, a few minutes late for the last day of summer school because I know this was my life, this result is going to tell me if I go to high school or not. Standing a block away from my middle …show more content…

She was the one who asked for my test result and confirmed that I had failed and was going to repeat the 8th grade, again. Then, she and the school principal come up to me, pulled me to the side. We went to a different room hat was not being occupied by people, some of my teacher that taught me had also walked in after me to help process what happened. As they told me the news, I zoned out and started to think of something else. Something that I’m about to hear as soon as I get home. Still, in the room, I’m just nodding my head not showing any emotions because as soon as I would talk about it or how I felt. I am instantly break down to tires and walk out the room, I would leave with my mom, start to walk around the neighborhood.
While I was in the room and zoned out. Thinking about my parents’ divorce a few months early before the school year had ended and I started summer school. I kept it in and never let myself talk of it, I just focus on m school work because I know what was going to happen if I talked about it. In school, people will look at me and ask what is wrong or why the change in emotion. I would just tell them to leave me alone or “fuck

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