Here is the next chapter. I hope that you enjoy it.
Cheating, Stealing, Covering for Someone you Love
General POV
Last week Catalina Bancroft had done a stupid thing. She took a copy of another students English 11 paper. She hadn't copied her paper word for word but it was fairly similar. So far the girl she took it from had no idea. The original essay was an A worthy essay so Catalina knew she could count on it to get her the grade she needed. Alex Dilaurentis Fields wrote the original essay. She would find out soon that someone attempted to copy her essay. Catalina and Alex had the same last period English 11 class. Enzo had the same teacher but his class was in the morning.
"We get our essays back today." Enzo said
This made Alex excited to see her grade and Catalina nervous because of what she did.
"What grade did you get? Alex asked
"C -, I know it's not my best but at least I didn't fail" Enzo said
"I guess my essay is going on the refrigerator again because I will get a higher grade then you." Alex said
"I'm never had an essay graded by anyone but my mom." Catalina said
"I bet that must have been fun being home schooled." Alex said
"It was great but I kind of like public school now. It was a big adjustment at first but I've made some friends and I have a boyfriend that I didn't have before." Catalina said
The last class of the day Alex and Catalina where waiting for their essays to be returned. The teacher had finished passing back all the graded papers but they had yet to get theirs back. The teacher had quietly told both of them to go down to the principles office.
"Do you know why we were called down to the office?" Alex asked
"No." Catalina said even though she was almost certain why they were headed to the principles office.
In the principles office both Catalina and Alex were handed back there essays. They were not graded but both of them had plenty of notes written.
"I don't understand what is going on here." Alex said
"It looks like your friend Catalina copied your essay." The principal said
"I worked really hard on this." Alex said
"Both of you are going to have to rewrite this paper." The principal said
"I had no idea about any of this." Alex said
"So you didn't know Catalina copied off of you." The principal said
"I don't even know how she got a hold of my paper. I was on the honor roll for both semesters of Freshman and Sophomore year." Alex said
"Alex, I realize that you are on of the top students in this school but unfortunately this is going to go on your permanent record." The Principal said
"Is there anything I can do to keep this off my permanent record?" Alex asked
"If Catalina confess to taking your essay, then I suppose that I can keep this off of your permanent record but Alex you will still have to rewrite it." The Principal said
"I may have used Alex's paper for ideas but I didn't copy it completely. I just didn't have enough time to write it with my Gymnastics." Catalina said
The principal made us wait outside her office while she decided what to do. I had to text Enzo because school was just getting out and I had to tell him to wait for me. It turned out that he was told to go to the principals office after school.
"What's going on?" Enzo asked his sister
"Remember that essay we were talking about earlier. It turns out that your girlfriend decided to steal my essay." Alex said
Just then Alison, Emily, and both of Catalina's parents walked into the principals office. Alex, Enzo, and Catalina where still waiting outside the principals office.
"Cat, Why would you do that to my sister?" Enzo asked Catalina
"I wasn't going to get the essay done in time so when I was at your house I noticed Alex's essay up on her computer. I printed off an extra copy and I used it to write mine. I'm really sorry and I take full responsibility for it." Catalina said
"Well you need to tell the principal that because I don't want my sister getting in trouble for something she didn't do." Enzo said
A short while later Alex, Enzo, and Catalina were back in the principles office. Catalina explained how she stole the essay off of Alex's laptop. Catalina was about to get expelled but Enzo would not let that happen to his girlfriend.
"Wait, I gave my sisters essay to Catalina. Cat told me she wanted help with it and I gave her my sisters essay because I knew it was better then mine. I thought she was only going to use the paper for ideas and not copy most of it." Enzo lied
Alison and Emily were shocked to hear this.
"In that case all three of you are going to have to serve in school suspension all next week. Catalina and Alex will have to rewrite the essay, Enzo you will have to write a letter to explain what you did, why you did it, and why it was wrong." The principal said
All the parents agreed that it seemed like a fitting punishment. They all left the principles office. Alex and Enzo got in the car that they shared.
"Did you really take my paper and give it to Catalina?" Alex asked
"No, I would never do that to you. I only said that because I couldn't let Catalina get expelled." Enzo said
"So you chose to serve a week in ISS to protect Cat." Alex said
"Yes, but I was also afraid that she was going to make up a story and get you expelled." Enzo said
At home both of Catalina's parents talked to her.
"Do you realize that you could have been expelled for doing what you did." Her dad said
"Please don't make a big deal about this, I made a mistake. If I had been expelled then mom could have gone back to homeschooling me." Catalina said
"Maybe I will pull you out of school to home school you, If that is what you want." Her mom said
"No, I just meant as a last resort. I actually do like Rosewood High. It took me awhile to adjust but it was worth moving here." Catalina said
"If you ever do something like that again then you will no longer be doing Gymnastics. Likewise if Gymnastics is affecting your grades and time to do homework then you shouldn't be competing anymore." Her dad said
"That's not fair." Catalina said
"If your grades don't improve by the time the semester is over then your dad is right and you can't handle Gymnastics and school." Her mom said
That night Catalina Skyped with her brother.
"What's new with you?" Jasper asked
"I did something stupid so I have to serve ISS all next week. Dad still wants me to quit Gymnastics and mom agrees with him only if I can't get my grades up by semester end." Catalina said
"Are mom and dad still fighting?" Jasper asked
"No, not really. I think they solved what ever was going on between them." Catalina said
"That's good to hear. Anyway, what did you do to get ISS?" Jasper asked
"I copied my friends essay without her knowing. My boyfriend lied to the principal and saved me from getting expelled." Catalina said
"You better give him something special to make up for it." Jasper said
"Like what?" Catalina asked
"You told me he plays Basketball so buy him a Jersey. Just find out what his favorite team and player is. Then I would be happy to go online and help you pick one out." Jasper said
That night over at the Dilaurentis Fields house Ali and Emily were not to happy with Enzo and Alex.
"Don't think we are letting either of you get away with this." Both moms said to Alex and Enzo
"I think a week in ISS and having to rewrite an essay is enough punishment." Alex said
"For you maybe but not for Enzo." Emily said
"He didn't do anything." Alex said
"What do you mean?" Alison asked
"He told me in the car that he lied to the principal. Neither of us did anything wrong but we are both in trouble at school."
"Enzo, is this true?" Both moms asked him.
"Yes, I didn't want Catalina to take the blame even though it was 100 percent her fault." Enzo said
"What you did for her was unnecessary, Taking the blame for something you didn't do." Emily said
"I really love Catalina mom." Enzo said
"You better hope her parents still let the two of you see each other." Alison said
I hope you enjoyed this chapter because I did.
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