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Peter kicked2 his desk and walked out of the classroom.

彼得踢了一下桌子，然后走出了教室。

“Hey！” shouted Mr. Clark， the maths teacher， to Peters back. “Detention3！” he called， but Peter didnt stop. Peter often walked out of class.

“嘿！”数学老师克拉克先生在他背后喊道。“留校！”他大喊，但是彼得没有停下来，他经常这样走出教室。

Maria didnt have her sports clothes for class again. It was the second time this term. “I forgot it，” she told the teacher. But it wasnt real.

玛利亚又一次没有穿运动服上课，这已经是本学期第二次了。“我忘记了。”她跟老师说，但这并不是实情。

“Whats wrong， Maria？” asked her mother when school called her. “I put your clean sports clothes on your bed this morning.”

“玛利亚，怎么回事？”当学校打电话给她妈妈后，妈妈问她，“我今天早上把干净的运动服放到你床上了。”

“Nothing， Mum，” said Maria very quietly.

“没事，妈妈。”玛利亚小声说道。

“Look at me and speak clearly，” said her mother， angry4.

“看着我，说清楚点。”她妈妈生气了，说道。

Maria didnt look up. She didnt want to answer any questions. She didnt want her mum to find the dress or the sport shoes either.

玛利亚并没有抬起头来，她不想再回答任何问题了。她不想妈妈知道她的裙子和运动鞋都去哪儿了。

“Fine. But if you dont tell me， I cant help you.”

“那好吧，如果你不告诉我，我就帮不了你了。”

A week later， Peter and Maria were outside the school heads office. Peter was looking at the wall angrily. She knew why he was here. Because she saw him kick his desk so hard that it broke.

一周之后，彼得和玛利亚站在校长办公室外面。彼得生气地看着墙，玛利亚知道为什么他会站在这里，因为当时彼得使劲踢桌子，把桌子踢垮了。

She imagined5 the conversation6 between Peter and the head.

她想象了一下彼得和校長的对话情景。

The Head Hughes： “Why did you do that？ Desks are expensive！”

修斯校长说：“你为什么那样做？桌子很贵的！”

Peter： “Sorry. I get angry sometimes.”

彼得说：“对不起，有时我会很生气。”

The Head Hughes：“You should say sorry to your teacher， not to me. And you can pay for the desk. Dont do it again， OK？”

修斯校长说：“你应该跟你的班主任说对不起，而不是我。而且你要赔偿桌子的钱。下次再也别这样做了，好吗？”

“Okay.”

“好的。”

Money and “Im sorry” wont work for me， Maria thought. Her mother was coming to school because the PE teacher wasnt happy.

钱和道歉对于我来说都没用，玛利亚心里想。她妈妈这次来学校是因为体育老师很不高兴。

Peter went into the heads office. She couldnt hear any of their conversation so they werent shouting. Peter may say sorry now. After a few minutes， Peter left. He didnt look at her. He was still angry.

彼得走进校长办公室。她听不到他们的对话，所以他们应该没有争吵。可能彼得此时正在道歉。几分钟之后，彼得离开了，他没有看她一眼，因为他此时还在生气。

Maria didnt speak for 18 minutes. When her mother or the head teacher Hughes asked a question， she stayed silent. They stopped asking after a while. But that wasnt the real problem. She could feel her phone vibrating7 inside her bag. She knew who it was. Later she would have to answer the questions. Where had she been？ Was she wearing her new dress？ And detention didnt really help her.

玛利亚已经18分钟没有说话了。修斯校长和妈妈问她问题的时候，她都保持着沉默。……