Teachers Tapestry

Sixteen

I stayed silent. "Talk again and you'll have detention." He said turning back to the class.

Why just me? There are definitely other people in this class talking. And he chooses to single me out when there is three other people talking that I can count.

"Feel like I haven't had your dad's cooking in while and I miss it." Birdie says with her head down to avoid being spotted.

The thought of anything close to my dad right now makes me sick.

"He's away right now." I whispered softly.

"Even better, make our own food, play with Kinsley, have a little girls night. It is Friday after all." Birdie said with a wide smile.

"I suppose we can but I'll have to let Colton know."

"Who's Colton?" She asked me

"My god—"

"Detention." Mr bale said pointing a finger in my direction.

"That's unfair, other people are talking and you only give me detention?" I asks with some attitude towards him.

I'm convinced he doesn't like me, ever since sophomore year, he's been like a fly on shit with me. He always finds a way to single me out.

"I only saw you." He said

"That's unfair. Did you really only see me or were you just looking for an excuse to punish me?" I asked with the same attitude and the class began to snicker, not that I cared though.

"Principal's office. I won't tolerate such behaviour. Now." He shouted at me and I rolled my eyes at him and just walked out with my stuff.

I was so fed up with him. Like really fed up with him, it has been three years and he keeps riding my ass about the stupidest things.

All of sophomore year he just decided he didn't like me because I dropped one beaker and three years later still not liking me for the same thing.

I walked to the principals office and told the front desk lady that mr bale sent me and she said I could go through.

"Ah Letty, always pleasure. How can I help?" Mrs Morris said as I walked in.

"Me Bale sent me here." I said

"Why? You've always been a good student, why now?" She asked confused.

"Detention, but almost three other people were talking and I just think he singled me out." I sighed.

"Mr Bale has always been on your case, I can see that he's given you almost every detention since sophomore year." She said as her eyes scanned over her computer.

"That what I thought. He told me to come here because I asked if he actually caught me talking or if he just wanted a reason to punish me." I said scoffing lightly.

"While I love that you're standing your ground, I do think that might have been unnecessary."

"Maybe, but why was I the only one to get detention while other people spoke?"