This story will switch on and off between the narrator and Britney’s thoughts at the time that the events is happening.
“A child can be a hero, even in the most unexpected way,” started Mr. Boneaster. It would take him another two periods to finish his speech. Britney had free time to do anything she wanted, but she had to keep it small because she didn’t want to attract attention to herself. Britney had gotten in trouble many times with Mr. Boneaster. Britney was an adventurous girl, she was a daredevil. It seemed as though she was a child of the night. At least the night occupied her hair and eyes. Britney was mature for her age at times. She had the brain of a 30-year-old. However, like all other 12-year-olds, her brain was shut off most of the time. Britney had found out last week in gym that she was 4 feet 3inches and weighed 92 pounds.
As Mr. Boneaster was standing in front of everyone, on the stage of the auditorium, the boredom was traveling through other 6th graders. Fortunately for her, Britney was sitting in the back row. Actually, she was the only one in the back row. Britney was just about to fall asleep when a sound woke her up.
“Loser,” someone shouted.
“Jerk,” someone else mumbled.
“Bum,” another child coughed.
All of a sudden, Britney had the urge to shout out a rude remark of her own.
“You are a know-nothing loser/jerk/bum/weirdo/idiot and the you are hated by the whole sixth grade!” shouted Britney.

*Uh-oh, I’ve gone too far, just what I need, another phone call home.

“Who was that? Who was the rude person who said that?” questioned Mr. Boneaster, giving Britney a look.

*He knows its me, he wants to torture me, make me afraid of him. Well, I know his methods, there is no way that I am going to give in. It will just make it worse. I’m going to be brave…………

POP. That thought was gone as Melinda said, or more likely shouted, that it was Britney. Melinda and Britney had been all time enemies. Competing sine Pre-K over things like better grades, better grades, better clothes, better friends, you know the drill.

*The brainless Melinda speaks again. Wait until school is over. We’ll see how afraid you are going to be of me then. I only broke two noses this year, I guess I could go for three. Now there are a variety of things I could threaten her with………….

“I thought so, Britney Spears, go to the principal’s office at once,” commanded Mr. Boneaster. Britney glanced at Melinda and saw a smile of triumph on her face. As she walked over to the principal’s office she muttered “What a bitch!” Lucky for her, nobody heard.
As Britney came into the principal’s office she asked her “ Haven’t I seen you just yesterday, Britney?” So they spoke for half an hour, made some phone calls, and then Britney was let free with 10 detention slips. Britney just felt glum that day, she also felt as if someone was watching her. Or maybe it was just the meatballs for lunch, they looked as if something was growing on them, moss perhaps.

*I will so get Melinda for this, I will personally make sure she needs another nose job. I mean her father paid for the last one and he is a rich man, a very rich man. Are those voices I hear? Is someone there? It’s already 5:00, even teachers don’t stay in so late. Who could it be?

Just then, as Britney turned the corner, she saw Mr. Boneaster and Melinda. She didn’t want to face them so she hid behind the staircase door, holding it slightly open so she could hear what they were saying. Here is Melinda and Mr. Boneaster’s conversation:
Mr. Boneaster: I think Max knows what we are up to.
Melinda: Please! That kid is so dense! If he saw a check of one million dollars on his desk he would think it’s garbage and it would go into the garbage.
Mr. Boneaster: I know, I know, but the other day he looked at me suspiciously. As though……….as though he suspected me of something.
Melinda: Ski accident?
Mr. Boneaster: Me likey!

After those last words, Mr.Boneaster and Melinda disappeared with a cloud of smoke to follow. The next day Max was absent.
“He got into a skiing accident,” Melinda declared.
That line and the conversation from yesterday were stuck in Britney’s head for the rest of the day. Soon enough, the day passed by and Britney found herself heading into the detention room.

* I knew they were freaks, but HUH? W hat in the world is going on here? Yesterday they were talking about Max and now Max isn’t here. I have a feeling that he is not the only one that is going to vanish. I’ll see what they are up to today.

Detention, as usual, was a bore. The hours seemed to drag on and at the time that Britney was just about to doze off the alarm rang, meaning, “You are free! Go! Be happy until tomorrow!”, “Bye!” for short. Quickly and quietly Britney headed toward the area where she was yesterday, and, just as she predicted, Melinda and Mr. Boneaster were there.
“No time for talk, let’s go!” Mr. Boneaster said urgently.
Surprisingly, Melinda didn’t talk and followed.

*OH MY GOD! I AM FREAKING OUT! THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOO FREAKY! To be or not to be, that is the question. Ewwwwww! Shakespeare! I’ll just follow them.

Toward the girl bathroom they all went, Mr. Boneaster and Melinda in front and Britney in back. Suddenly, they all stopped and Britney almost tripped. Melinda and Mr. Boneaster looked around making sure no one was there, when they didn’t see anyone Mr. Boneaster pulled out what seemed to be a black stick.
“Hethrow elises!” he screamed.
The door flew open and Mr. Boneaster and Melinda preceded into the last stall. They opened the door and stepped inside. Britney was too numb to do anything but follow them inside. As she came into the bathroom she saw a woman standing there applying makeup to herself.
“Just need to cover up the eye bags from Cinderella’s party. Boy, that girl is a wild animal. Never was a calm one, and oh, Sleeping Beauty slept through that whole thing. Ha! What a sleepy head that one is!” the woman said while laughing and examining her reflection. She was rather young, in her mid-twenties, with golden blond hair and majestic blue eyes. The woman was laughing so hard she didn’t notice Britney at first, but as Britney made an attempt to run away the woman noticed her.
“Oh, my dear, look at you. You must be Britney. Well, Britney, my name is Gloria fairest. Drum roll, please. I am your fairy god mother!” the woman who introduced herself as Gloria said with a grin.
“What in heaven’s name does everyone want from me? Am I going insane? Should I be locked up in some kind of mental institute? Am I imagining everything? Am I sleeping? Yes that’s it, I could go along with this and then I will wake up to my normal life. I mean how much can a twelve-year-old girl take, there has to be a limit to how much stress kids go through. My teacher and worst enemy are witches and wizards? You are my fairy godmother? Then what does that make me, a witch or some stupid crazy human being?” Britney muttered all at once.
“A witch! Of course!” giggled Gloria.
And that was when Britney fainted.
Gloria wasn’t scared or nervous at all. She just tapped Britney with her wand and said “Alophen” and Britney jumped up, as regular as regular in that situation as can be. Then Gloria tapped her again and muttered a small poem, it went like this:

Oh, my poor, poor Britney.
Can you not see?
You’re a witch and so am I!
Don’t worry, don’t cry!
For all that witchcraft that has gone on.
Will be in your mind, hon.
Everything will explain itself, simple and plain.
Hey, you will have something to gain!

As the poem said it would everything about witchcraft went into Britney’s mind, making part of her brain devoted to witchcraft. It explained that Mr. Boneaster and Melinda went into the stall because it lead into Britney’s mind because she was an evil witch hunter and started hunting down evil witches when her magic abilities were gained. Britney even got some magic spells that she could use in her spells to defeat evil witches and wizards. As all was explained in Britney’s mind and Britney now understood everything that went on that was unclear to her.
“Thanks you so very much Gloria, you truly are the best fairy godmother that there could ever be!” Britney said in tears and she gave Gloria a hug.
“See you around!” came a reply from Gloria, now in tears as well.
Now, don’t you think our story is over yet, for there is more to come.
As Gloria disappeared something fell to the floor. Britney bent down and picked it up. It was a wand that had the name Britney engraved on it, the wand was a present from Gloria to Britney. Britney thought she was going to cry again but she froze in her tracks as she heard an evil cackle come from across the room.
“Well, well, well! Our young Britney has finally developed her evil powers!” a familiar voice said.
Britney looked up and noticed, the one and only person whom she didn’t want to see at this time, Melinda. She noticed that it was only Melinda standing there. However, Melinda came in with Mr. Boneaster.
“Where’s Mr. B?” asked Britney, a bit puzzled.
“Killed him, he was an embarrassment to the witch world, actually didn’t want to kill you. After spying on you from the day you were born and wasting his whole life plotting ways to kill you, he refused to do so. Well, I will finish what he started!” Britney said taking out her wand.
“Alliros hent!” shouted Melinda, sending a black light toward Britney, which hurt her.
“Bronen kittd!” screamed Britney, sending a white light toward Melinda, which hurt her.
“Gripos folie!”
“Mojjge lente!”
“Valestrophic kzan!”
“Antrre la”
“Xendes aqwey”
“BE TRUTHFUL!” Britney ended the match for after Melinda had been evil for so long she could never be nice ever again and so this spell sent Melinda into space, where the Witch Police took her into jail forever.
Britney was so happy that she forgot it was Thursday and a school night. It was already midnight and Britney felt so tired that she just fell asleep right then and there, on the floor of the girl’s bathroom.
“Wake up! Wake up!” Britney heard her mother say.
“Oh honey, I am so sorry, I don’t know what came over me, I just slept from 3:00 P.M. and I just woke up an hour ago! I don’t know what happened, but you are such an angel. I see you did your homework and cleaned your bedroom! I love you so much!” Britney’s mother said.
It was all just a DREAM!, Britney thought disappointingly. She would have to face Mr. Boneaster and Melinda.
The day went on as usual, except Melinda was said to be expelled from school, so that made it a little better.
Britney was talking with her friends as she entered her eight period class and sat down. Eight period meant a whole period of pain with Mr. Boneaster.
“Good afternoon class!” exclaimed a perky voice that Britney found familiar. Britney looked up and to her surprise standing there in front of the classroom was Gloria! Britney almost fainted and she couldn’t help smiling through the whole period. However, Britney and a few other students were pulled out because they were part of chorus and tonight was their big show, so they needed to rehearse. Rehearse they did, and quite nicely too. It was as if time flew by, because one minute Britney was rehearsing, and the next Britney heard her name being called up to perform and sing her song. Britney advanced smoothly to the stage and gripped the microphone gently.
“I was going to sing The Star Spangled Banner, but I had a change of mind. This is the end of the year and I know that I have been acting a little too nice to Kevin. So Kevin, on top of it all, I dedicate this song to you,” Britney said quickly.
And so then Britney sang the oh-so popular song that we come to know today. And this is how it went:

“Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I think I did it again
I made you believe we're more than just friends
Oh baby
It might seem like a crush
But it doesn't mean that I'm serious
'Cause to lose all my senses
That is just so typically me
Oh baby, baby

Chorus:
Oops!...I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops!...You think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

You see my problem is this
I'm dreaming away
Wishing that heroes, they truly exist
I cry, watching the days
Can't you see I'm a fool in so many ways
But to lose all my senses
That is just so typically me
Baby, oh

Chorus:
Oops!...I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops!...You think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

"All aboard"
"Britney, before you go, there's something I want you to have"
"Oh, it's beautiful, but wait a minute, isn't this...?"
"Yeah, yes it is"
"But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean in the end"
"Well baby, I went down and got it for you"
"Oh, you shouldn't have"

Oops!...I did it again to your heart
Got lost in this game, oh baby
Oops!...You think that I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

Chorus:
Oops!...I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops!...You think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

Chorus:
Oops!...I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops!...You think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent!”

Then Britney came off the stage and out, Kevin following her, and hand in hand they went with clapping behind them
As the clapping was going on Britney’s last thought was, Maybe I should tell mom where I am going. She hesitated, but then thought, Nah!


THE END