Chapter 26

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(Keps and Mrs Taylor walks into the lab with a white man clad in a brown jacket and a red hat that reads 'Come Ride.' He is wearing glasses..)

Principal Bernard: ok. good day 12th graders. as we all know... maybe not all. as I know and probably some of you know, a field trip has been arranged for tomorrow. am here to do more than just remind you, am here to state the three rules that is to govern the trip. before I do that... (takes her gaze to the man standing behind keps and Mrs Taylor) I would like to introduce you all to Mr Fredricks. now what intrigues me most about Mr Fredricks here isn't just his experience. rather, it's the number of years he's had that experience. (looks at Mr Fredricks again) can we have a brief introduction please?

Mr Fredricks: off course. (steps towards her) thank you Mrs Bernard. hello future leaders, as you've already heard; am Mr Fredricks, and I drive for a living. now Mrs Bernard here told me that the school's driver won't be available. so am gonna be driving you all for this amazing field trip. and...

Principal Bernard: yeah yeah. get to the years of experience part. it's my favorite.

Mr Fredricks: oh, ok. very well...em, I have been driving for twenty five years. (the twenty-five years sounds like fifty five years)

Fang: (sotto, to Camila) did he just say fifty five?

Camila: (sotto) yeah. I mean it sounded like it.

Boy behind: (sotto) how old is this guy?

Principal Bernard: fifty five years of just driving...

Mr Fredricks: twenty five.

Principal Bernard: I know. (chuckles) you've got fifty five years of experience.

Mrs Taylor: (whispers to principal bernard) I think he's saying twenty five.

Principal Bernard: (sotto) what? no he's not. (to Mr Fredricks) Mr Fredricks can you write the number of years of your experience on the board please?

Mr Fredricks: off course. (walks to the board)

(Keps hands him a marker)

Mr Fredricks: (takes it) thank you. (writes twenty five) twenty five years.

(The entire class echo's "ohhhhhh" in understanding)

Principal Bernard: (disappointed) oh. twenty five years. (chuckles)

(Mrs Taylor steps backward, standing beside keps)

Keps: (sotto) you just had to kill the moment, didn't you?

Mrs Taylor: (sotto) shut it asshole.

Keps: (sotto) you know, the way you speak to me is unbearable.

Mrs Taylor: (sotto) I know. I also know there's nothing you can possibly do about it. (smiles at him)

Principal Bernard: (sarcastic) well that's...alot of years. ain't it?

(The lab is quite until...)

Principal Bernard: yes students?!

(The students echo "yes principal bernard)

Principal Bernard: (to Mr Fredricks) thank you.

(Mr Fredricks steps back)

Principal Bernard: now let's go into the rules. before that, I hope everyone is present? well besides Timon dikrol...

Hannah: Jimmy Perot is my group mate, and he isn't present.

Fang: (sotto) bitch

Principal Bernard: (calls out) Jimmy Perot! Jimmy Perot! where is he?

Camila: (sotto, to fang) what are we gonna say to her?

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