The Mistake


The Mistake:
Amy Martin reached down and picked up Marmite. She lifted the cat onto her lap and absent-mindedly stroked her black fur. Amy had exams the next day, and she knew that she should be revising. She glanced over at the window seat in her room. Her school bag was there, and all her books had spilled out onto the floor. Amy sighed, pushed Marmite off her lap, and got up. Marmite meowed, evidently offended that she had been pushed away so quickly. As the cat slipped away, Amy started to clear up her books. She was about to put her maths book into her bag, when she hesitated. She really did need to revise the algebra chapter. Amy couldn’t be bothered. She put the book away, using the excuse that she was the best in the year at maths anyway. Amy’s phone made a pinging sound, and she made a bee-line for it. There was a message on it from Jo, her best friend. ‘Disco birthday party at my house at 7! Can you come?’
Amy thought. She had exam week starting tomorrow, and she needed to revise and get a good night sleep. Ah well, I don’t want to offend my best friend! Amy thought, texting her reply.

Amy spent the whole day preparing for the party, and she did not even pick up one school book. Every time she passed her school bag however, her stomach gave a nasty twinge. She felt extremely guilty. Finally, at 7:00 pm, Amy was ready to go. she got into the family’s shiny black car and her mum drove her off to Jo’s house.
“Don’t you need to do some more revising before exams tomorrow?” her mum asked, as they sat at a red trafic light.
Bother, I don’t need my mum remeinding me as well as my conscience. Amy thought, annoyed.
“No, I don’t need to.” she replied coolly.

Amy stepped inside Jo’s kitchen and walked into the hall. She could not help gasping. the whole room was transformed. There were fairy lights hanging everywhere, and a great sparkling disco ball spun on the ceiling, illuminating every-one. Jo ran out of the party and called to Jo over the booming disco music. She caught her hand and pulled her into the middle of the room. As Amy started to dance, it was as if her arms were sweeping away all her exam worries as they swept around and over her head.

Jo and Amy giggled as they waved goodbye to the last person from the party who wasn’t staying for the sleep-over.
“I really need to go now.” Amy said, checking her watch. It was 10:00. “I have exams tomorrow.”
Jo’s face fell.
“But you have to stay for the sleep-over!”
Amy said yes after much debating, and climbed the stairs to Jo’s room. She pushed all thought of exams to the back of her mind.


Amy woke up the next morning and yawned. She got up with the other girls and climbed sleepily downstairs. Last night, they had had pillow fights and a midnight feast, then had stayed up all night playing truth of dare. Amy was exhausted.
“Who wants to watch a film?” Jo cried enthusiastically, flopping down in front of the TV. Amy looked down at her watch and almost had a heart attack.
“AHH! My exams start in five minustes! Iv’e got to go! Bye!”
Amy rushed out of the house and tore down the street to her school, which was several blocks away. She rushed into school, alost knocked down a passing teacher, and ran into her classroom.
“You are late. The exam has started.” Amy’s stern Engish teacher said.
“Sorry, Miss!” Amy slipped into a chair, turned over the exam paper and began to start. After five minutes, Amy had only answered two questions, and her eyelids were beginning to droop. She kept on reading the same line again and again. Soon, Amy’s head had fallen onto the desk, and she was fast asleep.

This happened for all the rest of the exams that day, and so when she got home, she was furious with herself. She had not managed to finish any of the exam papers that day.

When Amy’s results for her exams came in, she found that she had failed the subjects that she had taken that day. Amy’s eyes filled with tears, and she told herself that next time she would get a good night sleep, and revise more. Amy Martin had learnt her lesson the hard way.

I hope you enjoyed my story! I wrote this for my English exam!

Comments

  1. JemiahMay 17, 2020 at 12:26 AM

    Wow!! Well done Beth! I am sure your teacher will love it!

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    1. BethMay 17, 2020 at 3:31 AM

      Thanks, as long as she isn't offended that the main character is named after her!!

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