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// Crime and Punishment 
// Story: Rising of the Sun 
// by Starlight Comet 
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October 14th, 2010 1:00pm

As Sunrise sat in Principal Celestia’s office, he looked around and noticed some items that were familiar to him.  He saw the slingshot that he had used to fire tomatoes at the Garden Club, the rope that he had used to give Gizmo an ultra-wedgie up the flagpole, and the bottle of hot sauce that he put into the cafeteria food that sent five students to the nurse’s office.  Sunrise smiled as he relived the glory days of his time here at the high school.

Just then, Principal Celestia walked and slammed a file with Sunrise’s name on her table.  “What am I going to do with you?” asked Celestia.  As usual, Sunrise said nothing, which allowed Celestia to speak some more.  “I have done everything to make sure you behave yourself, Sunrise.  I have set up psychiatric appointments for you to find out why you act this way.  I have even sent you to the school therapist to talk to you about these issues.  However, none of them seem to work.”  More silence came from Sunrise.  

He did care what his mother had to say; he had heard it all before.  To him, this conversation was just like any of the others.

Principal Celestia continued, “Fortunately, I know just the perfect punishment to give to you.”

At this, Sunrise said in a very rude tone, “Then tell me, oh dearest mother.  How do you plan on punishing me?”

Celestia said “Firstly, you are forbidden from seeing your friends at all.  I have assigned certain hall monitors and teachers to watch you wherever you go so that you will not be seen talking or hanging out with them.”  

Sunrise rolled his eyes; as if that’s going to teach me a lesson he thought.

Celestia continued “Secondly, you are to attend an extra-curricular activity…of my choosing.”  It was then that Sunrise gulped.  He was aware that his mother knew which extra-curricular activities his friends took part in.  

Seeing the shocked look on Sunrise’s face, Celestia smiled and said, “The extra-curricular activity that I have chosen for you is…Glee club.”

Ah man, thought Sunrise, Why did this have to happen to me?