Tammy's POV

"And that my friends is the story of how I landed my first detention" Grace explained

It was Monday afternoon. The first day of our sentence, as I chose to call it.

And we were all surprised to see Grace already there doing her homework. We asked her why she was here since she wasn't at the party. We couldn't believe the reason she gave.

"I can't believe Mr Bartholomew would accuse you of cheating just because you got everything on the pop quiz" I repeated in disbelief.

"Well, everyone knows he prides himself in the fact that no student can get a perfect score in any of his tests" Grace explains

"And he is a sore loser at... everything" Logan adds.

"I guess giving impossible tests to crush people's spirits is all the guy's got left" Matt concluded.

"Now that's just sad" MJ growls

"And totally unfair!" I exclaim, "Grace you don't deserve to be here, there should be guidelines to enforce discipline not abuse it. What's the point of punishment if it's given out for all the wrong reasons?"

"Revenge, jealousy, hatred-"

"You're not helping, Hannah"

"Sorry" she shrugged as she went back to filing her ruby red nails.

"How come you didn't give this speech when Martin dragged me into this?" Matt asks as he pretends to be hurt.

"Well, it was your party" I stated which made him shut up.

"It's okay Tammy, really" Grace assures which makes me calm down a little.

"It's not okay for you to be okay with this, Grace" I reason, still concerned.

"Well, sometimes it's okay not to be okay, okay?"

"Okay"

"Enough with the okay already" Logan complains which makes Grace and I laugh.

"Plus, the only other place I could've been with all of you guys in detention was the library. And it would be too noisy at this hour for me to concentrate anyway" she adds as she goes back to her homework.

Not before she gives me a half-heartedly smile which I return.

'If you say so' I thought to myself.

After, a while Mr Martin came to check that everyone was present for detention.

He made a comment about how Grace was turning into a bad egg blah blah blah but I was too busy staring at Bryce and MJ.

I was seated at the very back, with a window to my left. Grace was a few rows in front of me. Matt and Logan were a few seats to my right and they were wrestling, as usual. Hannah was two rows in front of me, still filing her nails probably because there was nothing better to do. While Bryce and MJ were at the opposite wall a few seats ahead talking and laughing, ignoring the rest of us.

I can't believe I never noticed them before. They looked so cute together but I couldn't bring myself to be happy for them.

No, not because I like Bryce. Well maybe a little, but that's besides the point. Bryce was a total player and a flirt. I couldn't just sit back and let MJ get hurt.

I had to do something to find out if he really liked her. I wasn't going to talk to her or the girls about it cuz they would just accuse me of being jealous, which I was not. So it was gonna be a solo mission.

Now this is my kind of fun.

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"You're all dismissed" Mr Martin said as he erased the 'DETENTION' he had written on the e-board at the start of the period.

"But you all are expected to be present tomorrow by three sharp to be dismissed at six again. As well as the remaining three-"

He turned around to see no one was left. We had all scrambled out of that class faster than a hungry dog chasing a squirrel once we heard the word, 'dismissed'.

"So where are we heading?" Logan asked as we walked away from the detention hall.

And no, I don't mean hall like a big room. I mean a whole freaking building dedicated to serving detention.

"I dunno about you guys but I'm gonna look for a place to grab some dinner" I suggested.

"Oh, I know a great pizza place around here" Bryce added licking his lips, probably already imagining the pizza.

I noticed his hand was in MJ and I couldn't help clenching my fists. Logan, noticing this, then took my hand in his making me feel a little better.

"Alright, pizza's on me tonight!" Matt yelled and we all yell excitedly which obviously pleased him.

"There it is" Bryce says as we turn a corner.

He pointed to a wide bungalow with transparent windows instead of walls so you could see the people eating inside. But you couldn't see below the table. It also had glass doors and a security guard. He was at the side talking to a girl while she blushed like crazy.

As we got closer, I took a better look at the sign. It read, 'Mike's Pizza Emporium'.

"Hey, is this place related to that breakfast shack?" I asked Hannah.

"Yeah, they're all run by the owner's son so most of the restaurants you see on campus are Mike's this or Micheal's that" she answers

"But this place and the breakfast shack are the two with the best food" Logan adds.

"How do you know which one we're talking about?" I ask

"Hannah only ever goes to Micheal's Breakfast Buffet so it was an easy guess" he replies with a smirk.

"It's not my fault the other ones don't have omelettes as good as theirs" Hannah protests.

Soon enough we were seated and stuffing our faces with pizza. We sat at a long booth, MJ, Bryce, Grace and Matt on one side, with me between Hannah and Logan on the other side. In that order with Logan and Matt at the edge.

"Lemme go get the check then we can bounce" Matt said, getting up once he noticed we were all done.

"Lemme come with" Logan offers as he gets up as well to follow Matt.

"I'll be right back" he says giving me one of his mischievous smirks.

"Don't do anything Matt's gonna regret" I call out as he leaves.

"We'll see"

As he left I turned to Hannah who was staring at me with a weird smile on her face.

"I think Logan likes you" she says poking me playfully.

"What, no he doesn't" I scoffed.

"We're just friends"

"Just friends, huh? I don't buy it. I see the way he looks at you" she says now stirring her iced tea with the straw.

"Then you're seeing things" I counter.

"I dunno know" she says in a sing song voice. I was grateful no one else was paying attention to our little conversation.

Bryce and MJ were too busy with each other while Grace was engrossed in the novel she was reading.

"We're back" Logan announced as he sits back next to me.

"Where's Matt?" I ask more accusing than inquisitive.

I heard someone shout something in Italian in the kitchen and a loud, pffft. Like someone just poured a bag of flour.

I turned to Logan who had a big grin on his face.

"What did you do?"

"Let's just say Matt wanted to give his regards to the chef, personally, and he doesn't speak Italian so I just helped him out by telling him what to say"

"You speak Italian?"

"Yeah, it's my mom's heritage after all"

"Awn, that's so- wait. What did you tell him to say?"

"Let's just say it would be rude to say out loud" he says grinning from each to ear now.

Just then I saw a very angry-looking ghost - yes a ghost - come out of the kitchen. If you haven't guessed it by now, that's Matt covered in flour.

"Logan!!" He yells and everyone in the restaurant (except MJ, Bryce, and Grace) turns to him but I don't think he could care less.

"Well, I gotta do like the banana sundae and split"

"I'll see you ladies on the flip side" he says as he tips his imaginary hat and takes off. Running for dear life.

Hannah and I burst out laughing as we watch him run out the door with Matt close behind yelling threats as he ran after him.

"Has Matt taken care of the check?" Bryce says, finally looking away from MJ.

"Yeah, I think so" I say as I try to catch my breath.

"Cool. So, where is he?" he asks looking around.

"Playing ghost tag with Logan" I reply with a huge grin.

"What?" Grace asks, looking up from her novel.

I know that was our cue for Hannah and I to explain but seeing the confused look on their faces just made us start laughing all over again.

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