Calm Down, Don't Cry

Chapter 1

"Mr. Villigant. Why are you late to my class yet again?" Mr. Stevens asked. Vindor didn't reply; he didn't want any trouble today. He walked to his desk and sat down. Mr. Stevens looked at him in unbelief.

"Excuse me Vindor. I asked you a question and I would appreciate an answer"

"I had something to do" Vindor said in a harsh tone

"And what exactly were you doing?" Vindor clenched his hand and bit his tongue. He knew if he spoke he would get into trouble. He had a rough morning and was not in the mood for an interrogation. He slowly reached into his backpack and pulled out his history notebook and laid it on his desk.

If I ignore him maybe, just maybe he will leave me alone

"Are you going to answer my question or continue to act like you are deaf?" Vindor looked at his teacher with cold eyes.

Man I swear.......

"Listen here class. If you want a bright future learn from Mr. Villigant here. He is always late to my class, barely does his homework and barely participates in class. I am 100% sure he will amount to nothing and will end up homeless. All you have to do is be the opposite of him and I can guarantee you that you will have a successful future."

Vindor don't say anything. He's not worth it. Just think about something else. Please just please don't say anythi-

"You don't even know me" Vindor blurted out.

"Actually I'm pretty sure I do. You have D's in all of your classes. The only reason you are , well actually I should say were on the football team is because you won state for us last year but now that freshman have come trust me you will no longer be " living the dream". You are always late to my class, and anytime I ask why, you give me a stupid excuse, and to be frank with you I am sick of it." Mr. Stevens took a deep breath and continued.

"Now. I'm going to give you the benefit on the doubt. I'm giving you two choices, you can either come to the front of the class and tell us why you are late or you can discuss it with Principle Barely.

Vindor sighed and rubbed his eyes in defeat. He knew that if he got one more pink slip he would be suspended and if he got suspended his father would kill him.

And take away your car

Vindor slowly got up from his seat and started walking to the front of the class.

"Hurry up Vindor, we don't have all day" Vindor rolled his eyes and continued walking slowly. When he got to the front of the class, he took a deep breath and quickly thought of something to say.

"Uhm...........I was late because.....I uh.....overslept" Vindor said in almost a whisper. Mr. Stevens slammed his fit on the table causing everyone to sit up.

"Now you listen to me.... You are the only student failing my class and I'll be damned if you don't graduate. I've never had a student fail this class and you will not be the first. So don't play with me."

"I don't know what to say, I just overslept" Vindor mumbled. All of a sudden he heard the intercom button being pressed "Hello, Main office"

"Okay! Damn! Chill out!!" Vindor yelled. "Sorry false alarm" Mr. Stevens said.

"Okay Mr. Stevens, call if you need anything." She said before hanging up.

"Don't try my patience again Mr. Villigant." Vindor rubbed his forehead. He didn't know what to say. He didn't want to tell the truth.

Maybe the truth will set you free this time

No it won't. It will just mess everything up