r/teenagers4real

My school gave our grade this extra-score activity, which was to write a research work on two topics. I finished one and was in the process of writing the second one.

Yesterday night, my friend and I were calling, and she was hell stressed and didn’t know where to start the first research work from. I gave her some tips, and she asked if she could just see my document for a second. Mind you, I spent two days on this document. I didn’t send it to her, but I just shared my screen for like 10 seconds, made an excuse, and left.

Today, we both called, and she showed me her research document. I was about to throw fucking hands because the first paragraph was EXACTLY like mine. Like, I’m not bragging, but I was really locked in, and I introduced my topic REALLY well and smoothly. I was really proud about it too.

I asked her to delete it and even offered to help her introduce her topic in a new way, but begged her to just not steal mine. She said okay but didn’t change it, and my dumbass forgot about it.

A few minutes ago, we were on a call again, and she showed me her finished work, and SHE DID NOT change the paragraph at all. I was pissed as fuck. I told her multiple times, “Hey, just change it and we won’t have any issues, or else I’m going to contact the teacher.” Her reply was that she would change it, but not now.

I was highly suspicious, so while we were on call, I was going to submit my document without her knowing. I attached the document to an email and closed Google Docs. Then I opened Google Docs again and was typing in a few more things, like the links I used to find my information. Then, suddenly, my internet cut off. I didn’t really think much of it and kept typing.

When the internet did come back on, the Discord call I was still on started tweaking and freezing on my screen. So, obviously, I tried to click the close button, right? I WISH I NEVER DID.

The screen tweaked, and because I had pressed the close button on Discord more than three times, pages and apps that were open started closing. Suddenly, Google Docs and my email closed, and I panicked.

I opened the email and NOTHING. Then I opened Google Docs and found out EVERYTHING HAD BEEN ERASED.

Now I’m full-on bawling my eyes out. My friend, who was still on the call (the Discord call didn’t close), asked me what happened, and I stupidly told her everything.

After she understood what I was about to do, she quickly submitted the document, which contained my entry, and hung up.

I have no idea what to do, and I have to submit my work in a few hours. I’m working on the second one but have no idea what I’m going to do for my first.

The teacher obviously won’t believe me because my friend has higher grades while I’m an average student. I can’t use AI, and no one is there to make a document for me or even help me.

I’m genuinely just praying that either of my friends or cousins are awake and willing to make even half of the document for me, or at least ANYONE, but no one is willing to help. No one believes me.

I’m just hopeless right now.

I (14m) just started highschool the day I post this and I made this account to do so. This is my real accurate to my life account not one for whatever else. Anyway all my friends split up and we are at our own schools so I’m all alone. There are a couple of my old classmates from middle school there to which I can kinda hang out with at lunch but there not my best friends. There not the people I can really laugh with or tell what’s truly on my mind or make rude or weird jokes. So I don’t really know what to do, I know it’s only the first day but it was a long one. If you guys have any advise it would be much appreciated🙏.