Mr Daddy

Chapter 1

Jeanie Wung

If only I was warned, if only I knew that my totally existence leading up to that Tuesday afternoon would mean something different and change forever. I wouldn't have stopped it, I still wouldn't have stopped it.

I stared straight ahead at him while he taught , Mr Min. He was very timid and serious most of the time, guess that's why so many people found his class the perfect time for a nap. He facinated me though , a lot of people did since I was into behavioural psychology but him , he was very strange and kind of hard to read. All I knew was that he was married, from the silver ring on his ring finger, God did he have huge hands.

"Does every one understand the functions of mitochondria now?" He said pulling me out of my train of thoughts , the class sang out at once, yeses and yeah's.

"Now who can tell me about the functions of a vacuole ...?" He scanned the room when no one raised a hand, his gaze stopped at me. I gulped when he nodded toward me, "Jeanie?" .I looked around nervously, why did he have to pick me? My hand wasn't even up, I wasn't even listening.

I looked around as I thought of an answer. The room was silent, everyone looking at me expectantly. I tugged on my sleeves under the table, bitting my lip - I decided to just quickly blurt out something I read somewhere when I was doing my late night , web surfing. "Uhm it contains pigment and gives plants it's colour?" I said tugging on my sleeves.

"No, that is just nonsense Ms Wung " he said fixing his cold stare on me, the class errupted in laughter, "So much for straight A student" I had someone say, I squirmed down in my seat, fighting away tears, why did he do that. Why is everyone laughing, I'm positive that was the answer , I read it somewhere. "Right, quiet down class , who wants to give us the real answer?", "Baijie?" , "Sir it contains water in plants, contains waste products in animal cells and it maintains internal acid pH".

"That's right but that is only some of the multiple functions of the vacuole but pigment is not of them " he said looking at me again, some people snickered in the back, what did I do to deserve this?

As soon as the bell rang, I rang to the gate to wait for Taishi. "Jeanie!" My friend Taishi ran to me, and gave me a big bear hug. I hugged her back forcing in a fake smile. "Jeanie what's wrong" I guess she must've seen through my fake farcade. "It's nothing Tai " I smiled at her, "No I can see your eyes, you have been crying what's wrong Jeanie?" , I was about to lie when her mom pulled over. We shuffled into the car and she gave me a look. I sighed knowing I'd have to tell her sooner or later.