Journey Through the Tenth Grade (continued from page 1)

You walk into the school and head towards your locker. In the hallway you pass your friend Jason.

“Hey,” you say. “My mom cannot pick me up this afternoon, can I have a ride home?”

“Sure,” Jason says. “What is your mom doing?”

“She had a business meeting in Capital City.”

“Ok, just meet me in the parking lot after school.”

After placing your lunch inside your locker, you go to your first class and wait for the bell to ring. Students are sitting in their desks, talking about their weekends, until the teacher appears and the room falls silent. Today the teacher lectures on Ancient Egypt, and you listen intently, soaking in the fascinating history.

All too soon the bell rings and you are off to your next class. In the hall you are stopped by Robby, a senior who is known as a trouble maker.

“Hey kid,” Robby says. “Follow me.”

Scared of the upperclassman, you follow him into the boys bathroom where you are confronted by Robby, and his two friend Zeke and Pepe`.

“We hear that you are cool,” Zeke says.

“Yeah, I guess I’m pretty cool,” you say.

“Well if you are cool,” says Robby. “Then you will smoke this.”

Robby then shoves a lit cigarette towards you, and laughs like an evil clown. You take a step back. Your mind is racing. What should you do?

If you decide to take a drag off the cigarette, turn to page 102. If you decide that smoking is unhealthy, and not for you, turn to page 223.