Silent

Chapter 20

*** Sign language is in ITALICS ***

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Tim opened the door to his classroom to let the girls in. They sat down at their desk and started to get their stuff out of their backpacks for class.

Tim closes the door behind him then blinks the lights to get their attention.

"Put that stuff away. You're not gonna need it today. Today is our last day together. So we're gonna spend it doing what we want to do." Tim tells them. "First thing I wanna do is send my phone around and I want each of you to put your number in it. Cause I want us all to keep in touch." He hands his phone to Connie who quickly enters her name and number then passes it to the next girl.

While they were doing that, he pulled his chair around in front of his desk so he would be sitting with them as a friend and not a teacher.

"I told you when we first started this class to leave your phones in your locker. Which I'm pretty sure some of you didn't listen." He smiled as he looked at Jenna. "But the ones who did listen, very quietly, go to your lockers and get your phones."

All the girls except for Jenna, Kay and Makayla, got up to go to their lockers. Tim laughed and shook his head. He waited till all the girls were back and settled down.

"I don't want us to be sad today. This may be the end of this class but not our friendship. So, what do y'all wanna talk about." Tim asked, looking at the girls , wondering which one would ask the dreaded question.

"Tell us what's going on between you and Mr. Kaplan." Morgan asked.

There it was: the dreaded question.

"Wow, y'all don't waste any time do ya." Tim laughed. "O.K., me and Mr. Kaplan." He smiles and hangs his head. He looks up to see ten sets of eyes staring at him, waiting for an answer. "Mr. Kaplan and I.........are, uh, dating." He chuckles as the girls high-fives each other. "As a matter of fact, in a couple of weeks I will be moving into his place. For two reasons: one, cause I want to and the other to save money."

They laughed and talked for most of the morning.

"You girls keep it down. I'll be back in a few minutes." Tim said standing up then leaves the classroom. He walks over to Avi's room and pecks on the door.

Avi opens the door smiling. "Hey gorgeous." He whispers.

"Hey beautiful." Tim smiles. "I was wondering if you could do me a favor?"

"Of course. Just what did you have in mind?" Avi asked with a seductive voice and a wink.

Tim blushes and hangs his head. "I just need you to order some pizzas for me."

Avi gives him a super frown. "You sure you don't want me to do anything else for you."

"I do, but it will have to wait." Tim whispers then winks.

Tim told Avi what to order and invited him over to have lunch with them. The girls were thrilled that Avi came over to join them. They 'awwww' every time Tim and Avi smiled at each other.

The rest of the day was spent playing games on their phones and just laughing and talking. By the end of the day, they realized that it might be the end of their class but not their friendship. If anything, it made their friendship stronger. Tim even insisted that they call him Tim and not Mr. Foust.

Before the bell rung, Tim walked out in the hallway, placing his hand on the wall as he's always done. He closed his eyes.

When this bell rings ending the school day, it's also ending his job.

A tear slowly rolls down his cheek.

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