The Girl In The Window

 

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Leaving primary

 It was Ruby's last day at primary school and she was extatic- she had finished her sats and prepared her leaving speech and now she was looking to joining her next school. Out of thousands of entries she had been one of the five to get a scholarship to go to Clemacy boarding school for girls! Most of the girls in Ruby's class were going to the local comprehensive and did not like ruby for her cleverness. 


As Ruby walked in to the school yard she heard a group of the year 6 girls calling to her "NERD!" She bowed her head and walked into that huddle of parent hoping that they would leave her alone. When the bell went and all the parents left she had no cover from the other children and had to take the insults for the rest of the five minutes until the bell for the start of class rang. The insult were always the same " nerd!" 

"Go get a life!" "Who's a clever parrot" "Hahaha will you ever go get a life?"  Finally the bell rang and the tormenting ended as the students fled into class for the last day of the year. The teachers took the register and then the whole school(which was rather small and only had 83 pupils) up to the local church situated opposite the school.


In the church each of the pupils had to read out a preprepared speech- most of which were all very similar and boring to listen to. When Ruby read out hers she just received booing and sniggering from the other children watching and decided to cut her speech short and go and sit down. The rest of the day was boring and when the summer fair started at the end of the day Ruby ran home as fast as she could!

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Packing bags

Primary school was finally over and Ruby was relieved and had started packing her bags ready for secondary school. She was to start in one weeks time as it was a boarding school and gave pupils time to grow used to the new atmosphere before lessons started.


Ruby was exited about the new opportunitys she was to have at her new school and had so many bags to pack. She had her night bag, her main bag, her furniture bag(which was a large bag of bed sheets, desk items and similar) her sport bag and her school bag. As Ruby packed her bags she thought about all the new opportunities and friends that she was going to get at Clemacy boarding school.  Clemacy boarding school was an all girls school that spesialised in gifted and talented pupils.

Ruby was the exact definition of gifted of gifted and talented as she was already getting straight A's 




MUST FINISH

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The start of a new life

 Ruby was ready to go; her bags had been sent away in advance apart from her small night bag that she was to bring there herself. She was to catch the private train for Clemacy boarding school from the station down the road where it would stop at the closest station to the magnificent school and from there the girls would go into busses that would drive them the last 50 miles to the school. 

Before she left she shouted goodbye to her parents but just got a grunt in reply so she walked the 2 mile walk to the station herself carrying her bag and looking out for the weirdos who were probably watching her and wanting her bag. When she arrived at the station she went to the platform her train was at and met a teacher who was obviously organising everything.

"Excuse me lady I think you have the wrong platform," exclaimed the teacher looking her up and down.

" this is the train for Clemacy boarding school isn't it?"

"Yes but it is a very expensive private school and you clearly wouldn't have the money!"

" I am Ruby Peterson the top student in the country and I have the only all inclusive schoolership there!" 

" well I will check the list but I don't suspect you will be on it- look at your clothes I'm sure the top student in the country would have tons on money or at least have something that doesn't look like it been pulled out of a tip!" 

The teacher went of to check the list and Ruby was left feeling  quite aghast at what the teacher had just said. But then most of the girls around her looked like they had just stepped of a catwalk and stank of designer perfume. 

The teacher came back looking white in the face and exclaimed " I'm so sorry to of said that to you- so silly of me, please come and sit down the train will be leaving in a minute- of and by the way my name is Mrs Potts!" 

As Ruby sat down by her window seat she noticed some rich girls sniggering about her across the row. A girl wearing normal clothes who evidently did not know anyone came and sat with her"hi I'm Ruby what's your name?"

"I'm Alice- are you Ruby Peterson the cleverest girl in the country?"

"Yea how did you know?" 

"I'm second cleverest but I could never get to first"

"Haha sorry I worked really hard to get here and get away from my stepdad." 

The train arrived at the station 2 hours later and by then  Ruby and Alice were good friends. They got into the same coach and went to check in together.  


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Settling in

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Adventuring

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Fashion shoot

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Lessons begin

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School holidays

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Best friends

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Going for golf

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