Vapour VIV

I know I'm kinda smart because I get called 'teachers pet’.

My parents are great but they always bang on about ‘my future’ and wind me up about my homework. Exams were looming and I couldn't take the pressure.

Some girl mentioned 'sniffing' and said it might help. I thought it would ease the stress, I never knew about how dangerous it was. 'Sniffing' gave me seriously bad headaches, everything was a total effort and I couldn't concentrate on anything, let alone schoolwork.

My exam results were dire. My parents and teachers couldn't understand why because they didn't know about my habit.

I could have done really well and got set for the future but I messed up big time.

Think About It!

• What could she have done instead?
• How do you think her parents reacted when they found out?
• How do you think Viv felt afterwards?