It’s the first day back at school and we start at 11am. It’s good, I had that extra sleep. 

 Last year I didn’t work hard enough, I didn’t get the grades I wanted to. What can we do about it? I guess I have to try harder this year.. 

Oh I am going to be so stressed this year and I thought last year was bad.

I got dressed and I leave.. 

Wow I just remembered.. New tutor groups. I am dreading it, that will cause more stress in my life. It’s good Aisha is in my tutor group. 

As I get to school, I find Aniqa, Miriam, Zaina and Yousra already at school. 

“Are you guys ready?” I asked. 

“Never.” Miriam said as we all walked into the building. How were we all going to survive this year? We were all so stressed last year, how was we going to deal with it? How I think back to my crap results, I only have this year to make a difference. If I don’t pass these then my life will be over, I will have no more hope in my life to do anything, I mean literally not metaphorically. 

I look around the lower quad, Aisha was nowhere to be seen. Where the heck was she? I didn’t want to be all by myself, well I should be lucky no one else has anyone they like in their tutor groups. Where was Angelina?

As the bell goes, Aisha had finally arrived, I was thrilled to see her. Once me and Aisha had gotten to the science floor and walk towards our new form class.I DON'T WANNAAAA GOOOO TO FORM TIME URGHH.

He was just standing there like an ordinary teacher does. I’m guessing he is going to one teacher who's strict. He looks like a tramp I am so not gonna lie.

“Year11s come in. Just move another table to join it to the front table.” Mr Khan said as we did as he said. I looked at Ayesha, she was already yawning as I smirked.

“Do you know if Mohammed is in today?” Mr Khan asked as we both nodded sideways.

“Is Aniqa here too?” Mr Khan asked as Ayesha looked at me.

“Is she in this tutor group?” I asked.

“Apparently.” Mr Khan replied.

“She is in but I don’t know where she is.” I replied as the Year 7s came in, all five of them sat down, they all looked nice.. I guess. 

“Year 7s, would you all like to introduce yourself?” Mr Khan asked. 

As they introduced themselves, I was thinking how I was going to remember their names as well as the Year 8s, 9s and 10s whom I will meet tomorrow. Ethan, Saeed, Abdul, Sienna and Maymuna were their names. They were so quiet… who knows they may change throughout the year. Later on, Aniqa had turned up, she was really happy bout that. 

The first lesson after that one period of tutor time was maths; my enemy. I truly hated maths, maybe because I was bad at it, that's why I despised it so much.

I walked into lesson, and there was a seating plan? Oh, I sit by myself at the front near the door, yay, I don't have to sit next to any of these pricks.

We recieved our new books and folders, etc. This first lesson was about the nth term. Are you serious? I already know this. I placed my elbow on the table and placed my palm on the side of my head. You don't know how bad it is to be in a lesson where a teacher is teaching you something you already know.

I looked through the classroom window where I could see the corridor and set one's classroom. I wish I was clever like them. Suddenly, I see Aisha through the window. I tried waving secretly but that flopped.

I kept on staring at the clock waiting for the lesson to finish, but the more I look at the clock, the more slower time goes. How was that possible? I looked at the time again, five more minutes of lesson, thank goodness we were able to start packing up. The sad thing was that I had no friends in this lesson, well I did but like.. we weren't really friends anymore, I don't really like to talk about it. Well there was Jasmin, we were friends but she sat at the back.

Finally it was lunch, and I was waiting for Miriam and Angelina so we could go diner together. The I remembered as were in communities, we had different lunch times. Miriam had to go with Ayah and I had to go with Angelina and the worst thing was that mine and Angelina's community was last to go into the diner, I was starving you know. What if there was no food left?

It was finally our turn to go into the diner, and it was rice and chicken.. wow.. this school hasn't changed at all.. everyday rice and chicken. There better be burgers tomorrow you know.

The next day: 

We have bloody two periods of tutor time. Do you know how much that bloody annoys me? How was I supposed to manage? At least I had Aniqa and Aisha. I just remembered, the eights, nines, and tens are going to be here today.. I hope there ain't anyone who has major attitude problems or is rude or I am going to wish I weren't in this tutor group anymore. The year sevens are nice but like I'm worried about the others. We will have to wait and see... 

How was I going to get used to this bloody vertical tutoring? I still hate the idea.. Well it's only one year right?

I just realised I haven't seen Nazmina, Filsan or Tahmina yet.. I shall somehow see them today.. we have science today anyways..

Once I got to school, I was just walking around like an idiot as I came to school too early.. why did I come to school so early? Am I mad?

I checked the time, and there was like five minutes left until the bell went so I decided to go up to the science floor where my form was. Urgh, I'm dreading this so much, I don't want noisy people in my form.

As I got to the science floor, the bell went. Was I that slow walking up the stairs? It's good I walked up the red stairs, I don't have to walk across the corridor, my form class was at the end. I found Aniqa already here.

"I'm dreading these Year 8s and 9s." I said.

"Same here." Aniqa replied.

We both walked into the classroom, and he decides that there should be a seating plan. Wow. 

I'm sitting next to a girl called Aisha. Wait it ain't our Aisha..

Once everyone was here, and in their seats, we was all quiet waiting for him to say something. 

After a while, this tutor decided we should play memory game.. like what the hell? Do we look like little kids to you?

The day after: 

Once it was break, me, Aniqa and Aisha went downstairs to the art floor and whilst I went to the toilet, they went to the library where everyone else met up as everyone else were in different tutor groups.

I found Angelina, Nazmina, Tahmina, Filsan, Rumi and Habiba in the toilets, I'm guessing this will be our hangout place. 

"Heyyy guyyysssss." I said really loudly as we was the only ones in the toilets.

"Hello." Filsan said along with Tahmina.

"Hiiii." Nazmina replied.

"How were your holidays?" I asked as I went into the toilet.

"Shit." Filsan replied.

"Typical Filsan answer." Nazmina replied as I laughed.

"Omg yay. We have science next." I said with a sarcastic tone in my voice.

"Don't remind me." Nazmina replied.

"I have double english." Angelina said.

"Actually, I would rather have science than english with that old man." I replied as I flushed the toilet and came out the toilet.

"Yes I agree with you Anisa." Nazmina replied.

"Who's Miss Ali? The science teacher." I asked as I was drying my hands.

"No idea." They all replied. Whoever she is, she better be nice you know.

Once the bell went, me, Nazmina, Filsan and Tahmina walked upto the science floor and found we were the first ones there, as per usual. I suddenly see Aniqa and Lisa so I waved at them both.

I went to my science classroom waiting for this Miss Ali to arrive. This is a small class, there is only like 8 of us in this class (Me, Rumi, Habiba, Precious, Hanifa, Salman, Albin, Mohammed U and Luth if he's actually in), which is good, more learning is done, well kinda...

We were getting used to our subjects, and everything was getting into place (well not really but you know what I mean).

I think I was also getting used to vertical tutoring too which was surpising. Even Mohammed was getting used to it, he made friends with a year 9. I started talking to these year 7s, especially Ethan. I will do anything to make sure I'm their favourite year 11. The year 8s and 9s aren't as bad as I thought, they're actually really nice. I still don't like the look of this tutor though...

The only thing I didn't like was that the lunch times were still hectic and none of us friends could eat lunch together anymore. It caused some of us not even having lunch. My community was last, and sometimes we ended up with no food at all. 

It was Monday period 5&6 and we have double english. I walked upito the english floor and I went into the classroom. This Mr Savage had made a seating plan? Oh wow.

At least I have Nazmina on my table, and I sit next to Imran and infront of.... Ahmed. I hated their guts, at least I had Nazmina doe... I sat down and waited for the lesson to start.. How bad can sitting on this table be?

Once everyone had come in and started to settle in, Ahmed started things for no reason.

"Hey Nazmina, can I sit there and you sit here?" Ahmed asked.

"Why it's just one seat?" Nazmina asked.

"Exactly, so let me sit there." Ahmed replied.

"It doesn't make a difference." Nazmina replied as the whole back row went quiet.

"Allow it." Ahmed said.

"If you said please then I would have happily moved but you didn't have to be so arrogant about it." Nazmina said as I started smiling as this was going to go litttttt. Ahmed suddenly kissed his teeth and just sat down.

"Some annoying people you know."Ahmed said uttering under his breath as Nazmina nodded her head.

"You gooo girl, women power." Precious said as I looked at her and we started laughing at each others reactions.

"I do not get why there is so much fuss in this classroom, there is a task on the board, stop being so disrespectful." Mr Savage said raising his voice.

As we were all writing the task down on our pieces of paper, Mr Savage told us to hurry up. Don't he have patience or anything? Like calm tf down.

We were all quietly doing the work whilst he was handing out our pieces of work to do our yellow boxes etc. Suddenly there was this burnt smell for some reason. How could the cookng smell come up here? Nazmina looked at me and made a face.

'Can you smell like a burnt smell?" Nazmina mouthed as I nodded.

"Sir, what's the smell?" Yasmin asked as everyone started to talk about the smell. After she said that, the fire alarm went instantly.

"Yes." Everyone in our class cheered as me and Nazmina smiled.

"We can get away from this lesson, we can get away from this lesson." I said.

"Finally." Nazmina replied as she looked relieved.

"The question is, where did the burning smell come from?" I asked.

"I have no idea." Nazmina replied.

The staircases were hectic, everyone was screaming and running down the stairs.. can they calm down? Once we all got to the playground, it was still hectic, everyone was everywhere.. I was just casually walking towards my tutor group line where most of them were. I just want to know who burnt what..

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Urgh. Back to English. I need to tell Nazmina all the gossip. 

I sat down in my seat and look at my writing. I'm really not bothered to do a yellow box. There's only half an hour left of this lesson, so that'll be okay right? 

Suddenly Ahmed came into the classroom and took Nazmina's seat. Wow.. this child man.

After a while Nazmina came into the classroom and looked at the table. And she looked at Ahmed who was sitting in her seat, I could tell she was pissed. 

Once she sat down in front of me, she mouthed, "I'm going to tell Sir to move my seat." And I mouthed back, "Same." 

"Nazmina." I said as she looked at me.

"You know Mr Khan caused the fire alarm to go off." I said. 

"What?" Nazmina asked as she was shocked. 

"He was doing a practical and he burnt a marshmallow which caused the smell to come here." I replied. 

"I thank him." Nazmina said. 

As soon as the lesson ended, me and Nazmina went upto and talked to Mr Savage about our seats. And he only said, he will see what he'd do about it tomorrow? Okay den. Even though he was old, there was something about him that I knew would be amazing. He was an amazing teacher in my opinion.

 Term 1 is nearly coming to an end and I'm already fed up with this stupid school and year 11... I just hate Year 11 so much.. every single teacher brags on about exams in a few months and they're all pressuring us to start revising now.. mate I'll start revising properly in Christmas.. let me learn the full content first.

Even if I started revising.. I feel like I ain't smart enough to pass my exams, well except photography.. but photography isn't something you should revise for.. it's more practical. It's so easier to get a grade. Speaking about photography... That day I was in photography.. I was alone.. Ayah wasn't in and Sabihah was ill. I was a lonar.

I was sitting there on the laptop doing the work as per usual, everyone was just pure quiet, for once, which was amazing.

I suddenly heard Mohammed Islam and Faraaz talking about Bengali weddings with Amber so I decided to listen to their conversation. They're bear telling her about the rituals and it actually started to make me laugh as she was so confused.

Listening to their conversation had made the lesson actually go faster and it was already time to pack up.

On that same day I had a double lesson of Additional Science which pissed me off as I was struggling with additional as much as I struggle with Maths. And I was told I'm doing higher as well which is more of a headache.

When it was break, the usual spot it was, the toilets. I find Tahmina there sitting on cloor leaning against the toilet as usual writing in her notebook. I'm guessing Nazmina was in that toilet.

"Hiii." I said as Tahmina waved.

"Anisa is that you?" Nazmina asked.

"Yaas." I replied.

"Hii." Nazmina said as I went into the toilet.

"Hii." I replied.

"Anisaaa." Rumi said from the toilet next to me.

"Rumiii." I replied.

"Hiii." Rumi said as I said hello back. Wasn't Angelina in here? If she was, she would've said hi already right?

I bloody hate Tuesdays. Double Additional and Double Maths just ruin my day, the two subjects that hate me. Core Science was alright, it's just common sense, but for additional, you need to learn all the content and remember it, it just pisses me off, and I suck at remembering things.

Suddenly, the bell went and I ran out the toilets and I quickly washed and dried my hands and ran out with Angelina. Why was we rushing? We was going to be the first ones to class anyways.

Once we walked upto the science floor, my suspicion was right; we were the first ones there as per usual. I looked across both ways of the science corridor and there were a few people from Year 9 and 11, but we were still early. Angelina's teacher Miss Roper had called Angelina in so I had told Angelina if she don't find me on the science floor then to meet me near the diner.

I walked over to my additional classroom I walked inside and a few people were already there, how come I didn't see them. How did Rumi already walk into the classroom? I sat in front of Rumi as that was my seat.

Chemistry, also known as C2, which is additional chemistry. Apparently C2 is easy, there isn't much content but I hated it for some reason. I couldn't be bothered to think of lessons and GCSEs. Zack Knight unexpectedly ran into my head for no reason and started singing in my head. Oh c'mon, not now bae.

"Make sure you revise the content we had done this term in the holidays, we have a mock second week back after the holidays." Miss Ball said as I mentally smacked my forehead. So I'm going to have to revise.

"Already?" Ahmed asked as I rolled my eyes.

"What do you mean already?" Miss Ball asked.

"He means why are we already having our mocks?" Hawa asked.

"What are you going to do when you have your real exams? You need practice." Miss Ball replied.

"But exams are in like a few months." Ahmed replied.

"Dude, time is going to fly. Next time you know, it's going to be results day."  Miss Ball said as what she was saying was true. But still ain't going to revise, I ain't bothered. I say that but when I get crap results, I complain and don't do anything about it.