Once upon a time, I woke up at 8 a.m. sharp to go to school, threw my _______ (adjective) hair into a messy bun, admired my flawless ______ (body parts) in the mirror and grabbed my Stanley cup full of _______________ (your usual Starbucks order). My life is terrible. I’ve been broken up with twice now, once by my rock-chiseled lover, Dwayne, and another by the __________ (adjective for a cheating partner) Adam Levine. I need a Prince Charming who won’t run around breaking _______(body part plural) and actually love me for who I am!
I’m startled from my daydreaming by the ________ (sound) of my evil stepmother. That ___________________________ (Shakespearean-style insult) never leaves me alone! I run off to school in my Converse that should probably be thrown away and put on Maroon 5 while waiting for school to start (it’s a small indie band and isn’t that popular but I like it because I’m different. I might still be missing my Addy). Despite my music cranked to ear-splitting volumes, I hear people talking about a new student! (______________) (excuse for eavesdropping). Could this be the man for me? Would I finally break my curse of ___________ (way to describe terrible men) and find true love? I go off to my first class, high on my dreams of meeting this perfect man.
Stricken with ____ (emotion) while laboring away in _____ (school subject), I hurt my _____(body part) on _____ (super safe classroom object). I begin to feel drowsy, so I ask the ______ (rude term for authority figure) to ______ (excuse for leaving class to talk to your friends during their lunch). I wander around campus before falling onto the nearest _______ (uncomfortable surface), wanting nothing more than to sleep the day away.
I’m woken to the _____ (adjective) lips of a _______ (adjective) man. A thousand thoughts race through my once drowsy mind. Who is he? Why me? Why am I completely smitten? He pulls me up by my ______ (body part) and leads me through the halls before I even realize what’s happening. I’m so dumbstruck that I find myself following ____ (silly adverb) after him, as if I’m in a trance. I must be dreaming to have this dream boy with dreamy eyes give me this dream come true! Eyes ______ (movement verb) to us as we walk across campus to ______ (obscure and hidden location on campus).
“Why were you sleeping by yourself?” he _____ (synonym for “says” that your English teacher forces you to come up with). “B-because I didn’t want anyone to find me?” I blurt out, embarrassed. He grabs my _____ (body part) and pulls me closer.
My heart was _____ (-ing verb) faster than it ever had before! I was so enchanted, I had forgotten I was still supposed to be ______ (working hard/hardly working) on my many overdue assignments. While I was living out this fantasy, my teachers and fellow students would likely be super ____ (adjective) that I had suddenly disappeared! In my head I knew I should be going back to class, but my ____ (way to describe dangerous heart state) heart told me otherwise. Was _______ (same location on campus as before) where I would finally receive true love’s _____ (noun)?
Crossword
Across
- Something you won’t find in high school
- The feeling of waking up on a Monday that you don’t have school
- The area of Inglemoor where branches constantly slap your face if you’re 5’4 or taller
- What you cast on yourself when you signed up for the IB diploma
- An embodiment of the freshman spirit
Down
- Going home and not having to do anything is a ____
- What the new music building would be classified as in a fairy tale
- Something you’ll need to get through the IB program with good grades (and it’s not insanity, sacrificing your sleep or your dashing good looks)
- Walking around with your backpack open: -3,000 ____
- The last word to come to mind when describing the school bathrooms
Disclaimer: Cheeky is not responsible for any infatuations with Prince Charming or newfound desires pertaining to the story of Sleeping Beauty.
Answers:
1. True love 2. Fantasy 3. Magical 4. Castle 5. Forest. 6. Blessing 7. Curse 8. Aura 9. Goblin 10. Charming
