Deep Sea by Annika Thor

Author:Annika Thor [Thor, Annika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-385-37134-6
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2015-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

18

After the end-of-semester gathering in the auditorium, Stephie and her classmates go to their homeroom. The atmosphere is solemn. They have been together for three years, and now they are going to be split up. Some will stay at the grammar school for a fourth year and come out with a junior secondary degree. Others will go on to the high school in the same building. A few plan to change schools.

Miss Björk passes out their report cards. She calls each girl up to the front of the room, saying a few personal words to every single one.

“May,” she says. “You and math don’t get along so well. But after this semester, you’ll never have to see each other again. And you’ll be able to devote yourself to the things at which you are good. I wish you the very best of luck.”

To Harriet, one of the two prettiest and most popular girls in the class, she says, “I get to keep you for another year. You may not be the brightest student, but your sense of humor has lightened up our days. I hope you stay just as you are, not only in school but for your whole life.”

Stephie is the second-to-last person on the class roll.

“Stephie,” Miss Björk says. “It is a joy for a teacher to have a pupil like you. You have every reason to be satisfied with your grades, and I’m sure when you graduate from high school in two years, your marks will be just as good. We’ll see each other again soon!”

As Stephie walks back to her seat, she hears two girls whisper something about her being Miss Björk’s pet.

She opens the envelope and looks at her report card. Two B-pluses, otherwise only As and A-minuses. Yes, she is pleased.

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