Editing The Writing Workshop 6-18-18 (section)

=== Deadly Mercury ===
by Jie Ling


Keeping her head down low, she shuffled her way down the bustling corridors of Ciencia Highschool. Her silver blonde strands hung around her slender face, shielding her from further view. A group of rambunctious, year eight boys rushed past causing the girl to flinch and seek to disappear into the wall of plaster.     


Storm grey eyes darted around, trying to find an escape route. There! Room 2-04. Slipping into the presently silent classroom, she gently set her bag onto an empty desk and then slid onto the chair. She heaved a great sigh of relief. Peace, quiet and serenity at last.     


Her relaxation was suddenly interrupted by the door slamming open to welcome the vicious onslaught of students arriving, just in time for class. The first few kids briefly paused upon seeing the lone teenage girl sitting at the desk. They then continued, the once peace filled space bustling with noise and happy chatter.     


Walking in amidst the clamour, a tall, stick-thin woman rapped the front desk with a wooden ruler. 


“Everyone, quiet please. Before I continue teaching about the elements of science, I would like to introduce a new person to our class. Please welcome Mercury Islabelle Levesque to class 2-04. I am Miss Norton, your teacher. Mercury, could you please stand up and say hello to everyone?”     


Mercury blinked, struck dumb with terror. She hated being the center of attention.     


“Um,” standing up hesitantly, she whispered, “hello everyone.”    


Her fellow classmates loudly shouted out a welcome to her, causing her to blush helplessly. Quickly sitting back down onto her seat, she returned her focus to Miss Norton who had turned to the large black chalkboard and was writing down the element they would be studying today. She blinked in surprise as Miss Norton wrote down “Mercury”. 


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Walking silently home, Merc contemplated the events of the day. She could not believe that on her first day in the new school she had studied on her namesake, mercury. Suddenly, up ahead she heard a soft cry of pain.     “Please stop! Please!”
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