Chance Hernandez Professor Lewellen English Composition I 25 January 2015 Pressure The pressure from a friend can be difficult to handle. He or she could pressure one into doing something good, or something not so good. Some people can’t differentiate right from wrong when pressuring someone to do something. My grades and attendance are very important to me, however, when a friend of mine pressured me into skipping class with him, I ended up getting a trip to the principal’s office, a lunch detention slip, and getting punished at home. My grades in school are essential for college. Students with good grades stand out amongst the students with bad grades. At the time I was unsure of what I wanted to be when I got older, but I did know that …show more content…
Brian had science to go to and I had math, so we went our separate ways after entering the school. Still filled with anxiety, I sat down at my desk and got my homework out from the previous day. Listening to my teacher lecture was the last thing I wanted to hear during this nervous time. Within the last ten minutes of class my teacher received a phone call. I was praying repeatedly that it wasn’t someone in public calling to tell on Brian and me. It was the police officer that saw us at Walmart who called. I was asked to come to the principal’s office once the hour ended. My extreme level of anxiety made me feel like my stomach dropped to the floor. I was in big …show more content…
Entering the principal’s office I saw Brian, the principal, and the police officer that saw us at Walmart. My heart was pounding out of my chest. It turned out the police officer was the School Resource Officer. All four of us sat there and discussed the situation in detail. Both of our parents were called, and we were both given five days of lunch detention effective immediately. Walking out of the room Brian looked at me with an apologetic look on his face. I forgave him. Later that evening I got home from school and my parents avoided me. This was until it was time for dinner. The unpleasant feeling in my gut was present ever since I walked away from the principal’s office. I sat down at the dinner table, along with my mother and father. My father spoke first saying how disappointed he was of me for not taking responsibility. My mother persisted by saying I lacked integrity. Their decision for punishment was for me to be grounded for two weeks. I expected much worse than two