Away.. Fiction Fantasy

"If you had to choose, would you rather live in a mansion or a really tiny house?" Pearl asked.
"I-uh-what?" I had to admit, I wasn't exactly.. paying attention. We did have the election ceremony in 20 minutes, and I was very excited as well as nervous.
Pearl repeated the question.
"I mean, I guess the mansion. But FOCUS! We do need to get this homework done in like 10 minutes. So stop asking random questions!!" I gently scolded, my eyes still on my paper.
"Right." Pearl said sheepishly and began to write furiously. " I can't seem to remember how to solve these math problems."

We worked in silence for a bit, but then suddenly, our really strict substitute teacher came marching in, informing us, "You're late for lunch. GO!!"

We scrambled out of the classroom, not wanting to be there for another second.
" She is SO mean." Pearl grumbled and complained, as we waited in the lunch line.

"Talking about Mrs. Caliano?? You are SO in trouble!!" A high pitched voice said.
I recognized the voice. It was Brianna, probably the meanest girl in the whole school. She had a big group of her friends behind her, all smirking and waving their phones in the air, like they were about to tell on us or something.

We politely ignored them, got our lunch, and ate as fast as possible.

Suddenly, a loud voice on the loudspeaker called, "Would Eliana and Pearl please come to the front office? Eliana Kay and Pearl Arcai? THANK YOU!"

I was puzzled and embarrassed. What did they want from us??? And the election ceremony must be almost over, we might not get to see it!!

I tried to drown out the giggles of Brianna and her other friends and walked down the hall, towards the front office. As soon as we got there, The Principal called, "Come along, come in Eliana and Pearl!"

We stepped into the office that was dark, really tidy, and cold, as usual. Principal Karissana was waiting for us, with a serious expression on her face.

As soon as we took the next step, my head started spinning and I got really dizzy. Pearl grabbed onto my hand. "Don't. Let. Go!"

I grabbed her hand tightly. No matter what, I wouldn't lose her, my best friend.