“Tring!” Tring! sounded the alarm. I rubbed my eyes with my knuckles and scrunched my back to chase away the sleep and tried to remember what I had planned for today. I put my legs on the floor, looked up seeing the time. " Oh my God ! It’s almost time for school,” I exclaimed. I ran to the bathroom, quickly grabbed a sandwich and ran to school. My heart rate was racing, my hands were sweating; I kept thinking about the presentation in science class. Even though I had practiced a dozen times, I wasn't at all confident. I finally reached the school; everything seemed pretty normal until the last Science block! “1,2,3!” Everyone in their place,” threatened Ms. Jeanette. I felt my nerves tingle as if someone were tickling me with a small feather. The science fair presentation was no joke; that was a big part of our grade. I was chosen to be the third person to present. The closer my turn got, the more uncomfortable I felt. I had no choice when I got up there, laid out my science board on the table and took a deep breath. “You can begin your presentation,” Ms. Jeanette said out loud. I shook as I started my presentation, everyone looked at me. My hands clawed at my throat and let all the words I had repeated over and over in my parents' bathroom mirror be forced back into my throat. I continued talking for about two minutes. And all of a sudden, for no reason, everyone started making fun of me. I was completely perplexed, I was ashamed. Did I say something wrong? I asked myself, very perplexed and confused. Everyone was laughing and whispering among themselves. I could hear the noises screaming in my ear at the same time; I didn't hear a word. Then I felt something under my nose. A little...... middle of paper ......to take a closer look. He was completely speechless. The next morning I went straight to school, first I was called into the principal's office, and Peter and Lucy were there too. Peter was suspended from school for a few weeks as punishment, while all the students were summoned to MPH for a meeting. The principal announced that we had found the criminal from the MS school kitchen. “Astha and her newly grown whiskers helped us catch the thief, without them it wouldn't have been possible. We are so proud and honored by Astha and Lucy’s courage,” everyone cheered loudly, “especially Astha’s whiskers were of crucial help in this matter,” the principal remarked. The manager decided to give us ice cream as a special prize. Actually, everyone thought I looked pretty cool with those mustaches and I wasn't ashamed of it anymore, but I was pretty happy..