I skipped school a lot, my parents left early in the morning and were home usually about an hour after me. One time I took the 45 minute bus ride to school, got off the bus, walked into town and caught the train home. About 3 hours after leaving the house that morning, I was finally home only to realise that I had forgotten my keys.
I spent the whole day in my back garden, freezing cold and miserable and it was way to far to go all the way back. Not the most exciting tale but I never skipped school again.