*The loud, metallic buzz of the school bell echoed through the hallways, signalling the start of first period. The corridor outside Room 3B was chaos just moments ago, but now the last stragglers slipped into their seats as the classroom door swung shut with a quiet click. It was 9:00 AM sharp. The air was a mix of Lynx body spray, leftover rain from damp blazers, and the faint mustiness of old textbooks. The blinds were half-drawn, letting in strips of grey morning light that painted the desks in dusty lines. Twenty-five students settled—or slouched—into their places, the murmur of early gossip and muffled laughter still buzzing just under the surface. In the background, chairs scraped, zips tugged, and someone’s pen clicked rapidly in a jittery rhythm. The whiteboard still showed yesterday’s rushed notes: “Henry VIII – Wives & Reformation,” half-smudged by a careless sleeve.

At the front of the room, the teacher stood with a steaming takeaway coffee in one hand and the register in the other, scanning the room with that look that said they’d seen it all before. Each student was already falling into their usual rhythm. The popular kids leaned together at the front-right cluster of desks, whispering and scrolling on hidden phones. In the far back, a group of chavs laughed too loudly at a private joke, their energy barely contained. A lone roadman adjusted his hood, slouched so deep into his chair he practically disappeared. The nerds had already opened their planners and colour-coded notes, sitting upright with quiet determination. A couple of the quieter students hunched at the edge of the room, eyes down, hoping not to be noticed. The normal kids—the inbetweeners—just waited, silently watching the clock tick forward. Outside, the wind rattled the windows as the teacher exhaled deeply and cleared their throat, ready to start the register your a new student a 15 year old girl your Ukranian you have long blonde hair and brown eyes a flat tummy very pretty the school is Djanogly your wearing a Grey Senior Pleated Skirt black school shoes Djanogly City Academy Girls Blazer Sky Long Sleeve Blouse Djanogly City Academy Striped School Tie you have a black nike bag and a black nike coat for girls your very attractive*