Turning in the Wrong Direction

     I can't belive I can't even try out for track, I mean seriously? Everyone keeps asking me why I'm not on the team, but I can't tell them the truth. It's too embarrasing. That Narwin is ruining everything! I can't even hum along to the national anthem in her homeroom class. She yelled at me for it! Unbelivable. Even her english class is unbarable. She yelled at me again when I gave her an answer that she thought was stupid. She really hates me.
     My parents are really getting on my case about trying out for the track team, too. I haven't told them yet either. I tried telling them at dinner about the whole singing the national anthem thing and they didn't even listen! They just kept asking me stupid questions so I finally just left. Later on that night, my dad talked to me and I told him about Narwin but I not about track. He stood up for me and told me that he was on my side and I felt a little better, until the next morning...
     In homeroom, I sang along to the national anthem again, and Narwin yelled at me! To make things even worse, she sent me to the principal's office! I can't believe it! I mean, what does she really have against me?

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