Senioritis

(this story starts in a school hallway. The main character is a student well known for slacking on his/her work)

Senior: hmm, a note to go see my advisor? I wonder what I did wrong now… I mean, I’m already accepted to college. School shouldn’t matter anymore. I don’t even know why I have to be here!

(student walks unwillingly to teacher’s office and enters)

Senior: You wanted to see me?

Teacher: Yes, please sit down. Your calculus teacher is telling me that you failed your last test. This means that you are currently failing calculus.

Senior: So? I’m into college. The last month of high school doesn’t matter. They’re not going to take away my acceptance.

Teacher: Actually, this last month of school doesn’t matter. Your current math grade shows that you do not meet the criteria to go on Senior Project. Instead of testing beds to find out which is the most comfortable to sleep in, you will have to go to school for the month of May… and even take final exams.

Senior: Wait, so I’m going to have to actually stay awake in school?

Teacher: Well, that has been expected of you all along, but your grade in calculus shows that you can’t even do that.

Senior: You’re not going to make me stay here with all the freshmen! You don’t want me here and you know it. Just let me go on senior project with my current grades. It’ll make life easier for you. You won’t have to yell at me everyday anymore.

Teacher: Although I am counting down the days until you leave this place, it would not be fair to your classmates who actually have done their work if I let you go on senior project with your bad grades. I don’t even know how your project was approved. All you’re going to do is sleep. It’s the same thing you do at school, only you won’t be here to do it.

Student: No. It’s not the same… I’ll be sleeping COMFORTABLY. Not in those hard, wooden chairs.

Teacher: (sarcastically). Oh… such a big difference. My decision is final. If you don’t bring up your grades in calculus, you’re going to have to stay here for your classes.

Student: Oh well, at least college won’t care and I’ll graduate soon.

Teacher: Actually, with you’re 1.0 weighted GPA, you’re not graduating. And you’re college called me to say that they don’t want you there next year. So, you’re not going to college because of you’re extreme senioritis.

(student gives shocked expression. Lights go out)