Beyond the Lesson (TXS)

Awkward Conversation

Ring! I spring up at the sound of the bell going off and Lucas laughs. "Fuck off." I tell him grabbing my stuff.

He continues laugh and then points at the side of my mouth. "You got a little bit of slobber right there." He says and I scoff wiping it off. I shove him and continues laughing until we get to the cafeteria.

"What's so funny?" Maira asks coming up to us and we walk to our table.

"Talia fell asleep in Mrs. Adam's class and then had drool on her face. Now she's mad I didn't wake her up." He says and I scowl at him.

"It's not my fault school is boring." I say and they smirk.

"You sure do stay awake in Ms. Romano's class." Lucas says and I scoff.

"This shit again? Guys seriously I'm not interested in fucking our English teacher!" I yell out to get it through their heads and they cover their mouths to hide their laughs and I frown turning my head to see Ms. Romano right next to me. "Ms. Romano?!" I clear my throat. "Uh yes?"

"Uh I was just coming to tell you that I could use your help with another box in my car I forgot this morning." She sucks in a breath. "But I'm just going to ask someone else."

I shake my head. "Oh no I can do it." I say quickly and I can tell she's uncomfortable telling me she heard exactly what I said. I stand up and speak lower. "They're just being idiots. I swear I'm not thinking about doing what I just said." I say and she nods.

"Um sure. Just stay after class please to get it?" She asks and I nod and she nods making her exit from this very awkward moment.

I close my eyes and they finally release their laughs. "You guys are assholes." I whisper yell and I leave the cafeteria so they can let out their little giggles like fuckin my children. I go to my locker to get my stuff for English putting everything else up. I close it and I see Ms. Romano coming down the hall with another teacher I know as Mr. Martin. He's a light skinned guy with a waved hair cut with a fade and is about my height so he towers over her as he talks to her. He's the science teacher for the freshmen and a creep if you ask me.

"So I was wondering if we could just go out on Friday after the game and just get to know each other a little more out of the classroom." He says and I cringe at his attempt at asking her out.

She smiles politely at him. "I'm not really looking to go on dates with anyone right now, Justin. But how about I think about it and let you know?" She offers and he takes a breath and then nods.

"Uh yeah sure. I'd love that. Just let me know." She nods and he touches her shoulder and she looks down at it and he moves it and then walks away towards me. "Ms. Kingston what are you doing out of lunch?" He asks and I tilt my head at him.

"It's not required I be at lunch sir. I'm getting ready for my next class like a responsible student." I say and he eyes me up and down and it's like he knows I don't have a shirt in under this hoodie from how hard he's staring.

We hear someone clear their throat and we turn our heads to the source being Ms. Romano. "You can sit in class until it starts Ms. Kingston." She says and I nod and look back at him.

"Excuse me sir." I say and move around him sizing him up and down. We walk in her class and she closes the door.

"God he's weird." She says and I chuckle.

"You're not the only one who thinks that." I say and she scoffs walking towards her desk and I watch her every movement.

"So why hasn't he been fired?"

I shrug. "He's the principals brother. Anything bad coming from him will reflect on the principal."

"And we just can't have that now can we?" She finishes and I nod. She rolls her eyes and sighs. "So?" She says and I look at her curiously.