"Sod off!" Rose growled. "Not everything is a contest to you, you can't bring someone up by shouting them down. There's more'n one way to do anything, yeah, but that just means I'm not gonna waste my time trying to swim up air. I'll make a bloody rocket. But seein' as I've never done that before, I better get started figurin' out how. Don't assume just because I'm not doin' things your way, doesn't mean I'm not doin' nothin' at all! I don't want your pity, and I sure as hell don't want your compassion, I was just tryin' ta get basic conversation through your thick arrogant head! I appreciate the pep talk, but I'm so out of here."

There were so many reasons she hated school, this was another one of them.