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Animal Farm Alternate Ending

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You should have seen Rhonda and Alex’s faces when I walked through the school doors the next day. I know I looked like death, but I didn’t have a choice. Rhonda walked up to me and took my book bag. “How did you even get here?” I pulled my locker open. “I drove." “Your mom let you drive?" Alex asked. “No, my dad. My mom had her weekly ladies breakfast meeting,” I answered as I switched out my textbooks. “I’m going to kill him." Alex punched the locker next to mine. “I thought it was abundantly clear when I brought you back home last night that you needed to stay home today. Did I actually need to spell it out for him?” Rhonda took my arm by force and checked the cut. “You really need to get this thing checked out." Alex slipped his arm …show more content…

I sighed hard. “Yes, it’s a lesson in communism using farm animals as the tools to tell the story." Mrs. Gordon smiled. “Definitely brief and well done. Curious, how far along in the book are you, Mackenzie?” “I read it a few years ago, then when I saw it on the assignment, and again the other day when I knew we’d be discussing it in class.” Her eyes widened. “You’ve read it three times? Most teenagers grumble at having to read it only once.” “I was homeschooled and it was required reading the first time. I found it easy to commiserate with the farm animals that were ruled by the pigs." I finished, only then realizing that every eye was on me. She smiled. “Yes. I believe I understand what you mean." Mrs. Gordon started up her lecture again and was shortly cut off by the bell mid-paragraph. I was packing up as Mrs. Gordon came strolling over. “Mackenzie?” “Yes, ma’am?” “Are you okay?” I stretched and tried to wake myself up. “Yes, ma’am, I’m fine.” “Okay, well, is your partner, Daphne, going to be doing the speaking part of the assignment?" She looked over at Alex, hinting that this conversation didn’t need extra eyes or ears. He reluctantly took the hint and walked out the

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