âShit, shit, shit...â Her curses could barely be heard over the rattle-clank of the engine in her rust-bucket vehicle. In a town as small as this one, it was a miracle for any high school kid to have a car, so she tried not to complain much, but it really was a conspicuous, beast of a thing. The car shuddered, threatening to stall, and she pumped the clutch desperately before braking and turning clumsily into a parking space. The car seemed to sigh with relief or exhaustion once the switched off the engine, leaving her keys in the ignition â theft and crime were practically unheard of out here, and besides, the ATM was just across the lot.
She was already late for first period, and Mrs. Miller was going to have her viciously if she didnât make it before second bell. One more late, and it was detention for a week! So unfair, Anna thought, as she dashed across the empty lot towards the stand-alone ATM machine standing just on the corner of the building while messily tucking in her button down shirt into the waistband of a plaid pleated skirt. Anna had a bad habit of sleeping in, and making it to class looking pretty â in a just rolled out of bed, hair a mess, uniform barely put together kind of way, and her homeroom teacher despised her for it.
She already had her debit card ready, and shoved it forcefully into the slot as she came up, punching in her PIN quickly and selecting the withdrawal option. One of her friends was having a celebratory pre-prom passion party, the kind where girls would get together and look through toys, books, makeup, and other romantically themed things with a consultant. She had never been to one, but she had heard from older girls that they were a lot of fun!
âUgh, hurry it up...â Anna mumbled, and reached back to run her fingers through her choppy, lightly styled hair. Tapping her foot, she carefully smoothed the short skirt down over her hips, fiddling with her uniform while she waited for the machine to dole out a few twenties. She would grab the cash, jump back in the car, and speed down the last few blocks to the school and make a mad dash for the front doors. Hopefully, hopefully, the teacher would not have taken attendance quite yet.
She was already late for first period, and Mrs. Miller was going to have her viciously if she didnât make it before second bell. One more late, and it was detention for a week! So unfair, Anna thought, as she dashed across the empty lot towards the stand-alone ATM machine standing just on the corner of the building while messily tucking in her button down shirt into the waistband of a plaid pleated skirt. Anna had a bad habit of sleeping in, and making it to class looking pretty â in a just rolled out of bed, hair a mess, uniform barely put together kind of way, and her homeroom teacher despised her for it.
She already had her debit card ready, and shoved it forcefully into the slot as she came up, punching in her PIN quickly and selecting the withdrawal option. One of her friends was having a celebratory pre-prom passion party, the kind where girls would get together and look through toys, books, makeup, and other romantically themed things with a consultant. She had never been to one, but she had heard from older girls that they were a lot of fun!
âUgh, hurry it up...â Anna mumbled, and reached back to run her fingers through her choppy, lightly styled hair. Tapping her foot, she carefully smoothed the short skirt down over her hips, fiddling with her uniform while she waited for the machine to dole out a few twenties. She would grab the cash, jump back in the car, and speed down the last few blocks to the school and make a mad dash for the front doors. Hopefully, hopefully, the teacher would not have taken attendance quite yet.