JAMIE'S STORY - Consequences
 

Kirstie: Still waiting for lunch? What are they doing, going mining for those chicken nuggets?

Kelly: So, Kirst, Joanne's got suspended then?

Kirstie: You know that already, what are you asking me for?

Kelly: Oh y'know, just wondered if you'd seen her, if she was okay....

Kirstie: As if you'd care Kelly!

Chris: I hear she's going to a counsellor. Is that right?

Kelly: Yeah, is she?

Kirstie: What if she is? What's this, a meeting to slag off Joanne?

Mel: No it's not Kirstie. You might not believe it but I don't hate her or anything, and it's not as if she's been suspended for ever is it? I don't want to be at this school deadly enemies with anyone, thank you very much.

Kirstie: All right Mel, I didn't mean to have a go at you. It's just that Jo's in a right state really, and although she's a right cow sometimes she's got problems of her own, and sometime's it's like I'm her only friend.

Sarah: Funny really, Joanne's seeing the counsellor and so am I. Me cos of being bullied and her cos of being the bully. I wonder if they make sure we don't have appointments next to each other.

Chris: Perhaps they should get you together anyway.

Jamie: What, to fight it out amongst themselves?

Hussain: At some time or other it might be good, actually. I mean, she ought to know how you feel Sarah, and, well, Kirstie says Joanne's got problems of her own....

Sarah: So I can sit and listen to Joanne's excuses? I don't think so.

Hussain: I didn't mean like that. I guess she might be the last person you'd want to sit talking to, but like Mel says, while we're at school who needs enemies?

Sarah: She might have been a different person if we'd had this buddy system a few years ago.

Chris: So you're volunteering to be Joanne's buddy Sarah?

Sarah: Don't be a prat Chris. You buddy someone younger and help them deal with hassles and stuff. They're giving me someone in year 7 after I've seen the counsellor a bit more. There's a bit of training and stuff.

Mel: Yeah, but the training's no big deal. It's good though, it really made me more confident.

Jamie: If we had a school magazine you'd be the agony aunt.

Hussain: Yeah! - "Dear Mel. I'm worried about my dress sense" - signed, "the Head."