decline

"Hey, come to my party!"
"I'm sorry, I've got science fair and this and that to do."
"Oh."
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"Hey, you wanna hang out tomorrow?"
"Yeah, but I've got this and that to do, too."
"How about next week?"
"Uh, I think I have an appointment of some sort."
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Dammit. I hate having to decline invitations just because of school. Am I going to live the life of a hermit for 20 years to be a stellar student?