Cheater (A Jane Story)
By Suzy

(The Morgendorfers are at breakfast. All except Quinn. All of a sudden, she runs
down the stairs.)

QUINN: Schools been snowed out!!!!! YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

HELEN: Oh Lord. Daria, flick on the radio.

(Daria turns it on)

REPORTER: The following schools have been snowed out: St. Harold
Pre-School

DARIA: Yessssssss!

HELEN and QUINN and JAKE: Shhhhhhhhhhh!

REPORTER: Public Lutheran School, The Gertruda Divann Acting Academy,
Lake Elementry, and Lawndale High School.

JAKE: Well, I have to go. Bye! (leaves)

QUINN: Bye Daddy! (phone rings) I'll get it! (Quinn answears it) Hello?

JANE: Hello.

QUINN: Sandy???? Sandy, did you hear?

JANE: (In Sandy voice) Oh like yes Quinn. You are like sooo cool!

QUINN: Oh yuk its you Jane! Let me get Daria. (Daria takes the phone)

DARIA: Hello?

JANE: Did you hear?

DARIA: Yes. I also saw, talked, and felt.

JANE: Well, schools been cancelled.

DARIA: I know.

JANE: We have more time to do the math project.

DARIA: I'm done.

JANE: Why don't you come over?

DARIA: OK.

(Cut to Janes room. Daria is watching tv. Jane is doing the math problems)

JANE: Damn it.

DARIA: Are you OK?

JANE: I can't get this.

DARIA: Which one?

JANE: # 5. 1664/52.

DARIA: 32.

JANE: What about #6?

(CUT to Walking home from school the next day.)

DARIA: So, you aced your math project.

JANE: No, you aced my math project.

DARIA: You cheated.

JANE: And don't you forget it.

DARIA: You cheated.

JANE: Yes, oh wise Daria.

DARIA: You used me to cheat.

JANE: It was either that or a calculator.

DARIA: Well, why do you all of a sudden want an A?

JANE: I don't know. Why do you care?

DARIA: You usually don't care about grades.

JANE: Ok, I used you and I'm sorry. Ok?

DARIA: Ok.

(Cut to that night in Janes bedroom. She's alone doing homework)

JANE: Well... What the hell. (She uses it)

(Cut to next day, at pizza place.)

DARIA: You got an A again.

JANE: Yup. Used a calculater.

DARIA: I guess its ok if you cheat... as long as you don't use me. (Sandy and
Quinn approach)

SANDY: We like, know that you cheated!

QUINN: And we told.

JANE: Daria, hurt her.

DARIA: Quinn, I know where you keep your french makeup.

QUINN: (gasps)

(Cut to Miss. Li's office)

MISS.LI: This is a outrage! Miss. Lane, you have been cheating?

JANE: Yes.

MISS.LI: I think it suitable for you to join the homework club!

JANE: Whats that?

MISS.LI: Its a program where afterschool, kids come to do homework. Its very
organized. Many teachers.

JANE: Where is it?

MISS.LI: The cafeteria.

JANE: Is there anyway out of this?

MISS.LI: If you promise to not cheat anymore, well, you can do odd jobs for me to
make up for it.

JANE: I'll take homework club.

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