Taste of Ms. Alexander

Chapter 29

5 HOURS LATER

"Amanda! Could you stop walking so fast! Amanda!" I heard being yelled behind me as I walked to my car. I stopped and turned to see Anisha walking toward me.

"Where were you all day? I was looking for you," I said once she got closer to me.

"I was at a workshop with other lecturers. I texted you back but maybe the text didn't go through. Lorenzo called me cursing that I need to speak to you. So I ask him what is he talking about. He refused to go into details but all he said is he asked you to take the rest of the day off and you didn't. You continued with your classes and disregarded his instructions. I'm like I know you enough to know you wouldn't just act in that manner unless it was over some bullshit that u don't stand for," she said.

"Why does he feel the need to call you instead of speaking to me directly?" I questioned. This puzzled me as to why he would call her specifically.

"Amanda don't even think me and this man has something going on. Lorenzo and my husband are best of friends that's how I know him. So naturally we have that mutual friendship. But him calling me to complain about another lecturer was strange to me. He's never brought up work conversations with me. I honestly don't know why he felt the need to call me to vent," she said.

"Hmm... A fucking coward is what he is. I went to him to speak about how Brianna disrespected me earlier. He swore that he has never had any complaints about Brianna acting in that manner. Then had the nerve to tell me that me asking her to exit my classroom was not the appropriate action. I should've just ignored her. How could I fucking sit back and listen to a student outright disrespect me? Would you tolerate that? Then told me I should take the rest of the day off. For what? I was not going any fucking where. I came here to do my job and that is what I was going to do. For all I care he could take me to the board because I'm always up for a fucking challenge. Because one thing I know for sure is I'm great at my craft and Amanda Alexander is irreplaceable," I responded.

"Brianna Hazelwood is who we are talking about? If that is the case he's out right lying to you. I remember when I had given them an essay to write for a English exam. The essay consisted of a five page argument that they had to read then express their opinions on whether they agreed or disagreed with the authors views. Brianna showed up extremely late and only had fifteen minutes to finish everything. When the time was over I stopped everyone and took the papers from them. She continued to write after I instructed her to stop. I said to myself okay this what we doing. So I waited until I got to her and asked her again to stop writing. She still continued but I didn't push it. I simply walked back to my desk and packed up my stuff. As I'm walking out she yelled at me, if I'm not going to give her back her time to finish. I threw a fit. I was like who do you think you're talking to. She was like you miss barren womb anybody else in here. Amanda the anger that flew up in me was unexplainable. Jokes like that I don't play around with because u don't understand the trauma that I've suffered. I have struggled with three miscarriages throughout my marriage. I cried myself to sleep every night and kept on questioning God as to why me. But with the help of my husband I overcame it and I healed from my trauma. We are actually trying one last time before we resort to getting a surrogate. However that day I lashed out on her and we had a heated back and forth argument. We had to bring in her parents and that's how I got an apology from her. Only because her father is a client of my husbands. Amanda I'll warn u, her family is ruthless especially when it comes to her father. That's why she walks around here as if she's untouchable. Just because she has so called links. Oh and don't talk about how she has gotten worse since Jamie started coming here. Once she is latched to that man arm she has all the power she needs. I can't wait for that group of students to graduate. I'm so over they bullshit," Anisha said.