David Solis

Period 10

English III

“What If”

What if your smoking on school property?

Police officer then sees you and yells at you “Hey kid”!

What if you freak out, and start to run?

You forgot to get rid of the cigarette.

What if he catches up and tackles you?

Then you start swearing, and think how can I get out of this situation.

What if you get into the police car, and head for the police station?

The policeman tells you that you get one phone call.

What if you try to call your parents for help?

“What do you want now boy, I’m busy with work!”

What if your parents freak out and start yelling over the phone?

“Are you stupid as %$#& or something! How many #$%^#@ times have we told you drugs are not good!?”

What if after their yelling, they decide not to help you out?

“You can just stay there for the night, and figure it out yourself!”

What if you stay in jail for the night?

The guy next to you stalks you all-night, and your thinking “I better not drop the soap!”

What if the next day you got out, and had to go back to school?

“We’re only allowed to keep you for 24-hours, and you’re still a student, plus we’re nice enough to not let you get a truant.

What if other students saw the whole incident?

“Hey man, what’d you get busted for!?”

What if the story got all over school?

“whisper, whisper,whisper!?”

What if you got called to the Principal's, or Dean’s office?

“Please have a seat.”

What if they told you that you were suspended for smoking on school property?

“As you can see, we have a video camera recording the entire incident.”

What if you go home after all of this, and your parents kick you out?

“And don’t think were going to allow a dope head back in our house!”

What if, for the next ten days of your suspension and recent leaving of your home, you think about how differently this situation could’ve played out?

“What if I didn’t do drugs?”

What if?