Being the Teacher's Dirty Little Secret (TxS)

Chapter 2

At lunchtime I stood in front of his desk, I slowly slid the note to him asking "can you please sign this so I can hand it back?"

Tiger sat back in his chair running his fingers through his messy hair. You could already see this wasn't the first time his fingers had done the very same act. After spending many years over at his family home I knew that could mean he was either stressed, confused or overthinking something.

Tiger asked with a level voice "are you sure this is what you want, we don't have to be known as friends outside this classroom Lolita. In school, I am just your teacher, nothing more. I have looked at your grades in art and from what your teacher has said you were her most prized student. She wrote how you would spend the extra time in here during the break."

Slowly I nodded my head saying "it's what I want Tiger, just sign the form and I can do the rest."

Tiger didn't even reply he ran the pen over the paper signing his name. He muttered as he got up from his chair "you can go now, Lolita."

Quickly I left his classroom and headed to the canteen, the place I haven't visited in years. It felt almost foreign being in here, as I approach Ella and her boyfriend sitting with them was Will. Will has been crushing on me since freshmen year and that was four years ago.

As I sat next to him Ella brought up my upcoming birthday in which it's the big one. This year I turned 18, Ella knew I wasn't one for celebrations so instead we had planned to hit the clubs together. As she talked more and more about it she then started to feel obliged to invite Will and her boyfriend.

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Tiger's Point of View
Yesterday signing that form for Lolita was hard, I knew she was a hard-working student and if it weren't for me she would still be in the class. I don't know what happened between us but I knew I needed to get her to talk about it, having her change classes because I was her teacher isn't right.

A bonus is I can now attend her birthday slash clubbing party next weekend, anything to see her dressed up. My engagement isn't real, to be honest, I did it to prove I have changed. I am dating Stacey but we are nothing too serious she isn't the settling down type.

As I waited in class for Lolita's group of students to come in for the morning it was frustrating. I knew as soon as that first bell rang she was avoiding the class, her transfer papers had been rejected so she had to stay in this class.

Ten minutes later she walked into my classroom with her head down, she placed the rejected paper in front of me giving me a preview of what I already knew. I whispered to her "stay behind at the end please Lolita."

She nodded her head making her way to her desk that was conveniently placed at the front of the class close to my desk. As class went on I watched all my students draw, paint or mould but Lolita I paid more attention to then the rest.

I could see she was lost in the mixture of her music and her drawing, every few minutes she would look over to me to see that I was still watching her. I watched as she took her lower lip into her mouth gently sucking on it, if she wasn't biting it she would be unconsciously sucking on it in complete concentration.

After an hour of class the bell rang for break, everyone but Lolita made their way out of class leaving her. I knew she was too engrossed to hear the bell. I walked over to her pulling out the stool in front of her sitting down. I asked, "what are you drawing?"

She jumped in fright at my loud voice, pulling out her earphones slamming the pages of her book closed. Lolita asked, "is class over, I didn't hear the bell at all."

Before she could walk off I spoke up "you didn't get transferred Lolita, I am sorry about that but you have to be punctual regardless."

Lolita nodded her head "sorry it won't happen again, sir."

I tightly closed my eyes saying "you have detention after school today, see you at three."

I heard her gasp in surprise "Tiger you can't do that, please it won't happen again."

I sharply stood up replying in a stern voice "it's Mr Knight at school Lolita please ensure you remember that. Also, remember you came ten minutes late to my class, see you this evening Miss James."

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Detention with Mr Tiger Knight
As the bell rang I watched the time waiting for Lolita to turn up to detention three o'clock hit, then quarter past three. Half past three approached then quarter till four and nothing. It wasn't until four o'clock I had enough of waiting and left.

Instead of going to my home I went to my parents, it wasn't a long drive probably not even fifteen minutes. Walking up to the front door and knocking felt weird, I was so used to just walking in. After a few moments, my sister answer with sarcasm "Mr Knight did I do something wrong?"

I sarcastically smiled at her replying "hardy-har-har."

I walked into the kitchen to find mum beginning to put dinner on, I walked behind her placing a kiss on her cheek. Wrapping my arms around her shoulders I hugged her "hey mum."

She turned to face me hugging back, she said "hello my little baby, how was school?"

I smiled at her brightly replying "work was great but there is one girl really pushing my buttons. She was meant to be a good student but today and yesterday didn't show me that."

Mum smiled sadly at what I had said commenting "maybe something is happening in her home life to have changed her behaviour."

Walking into the lounge room I thought over what my mum had said; it can't be her parents, her friends or the school work from what Ella said she copes well. That left me with the obvious...me.

As I looked over to the couch there laid the girl that was meant to meet me for detention. I cleared my throat drawing her attention, I started "an hour I waited, I hoped you would turn up for your detention."

I could tears in her eyes as I spoke those words but that didn't stop me, she tried to talk but I interrupted her "...I will request for you out of the class tomorrow, I am sorry to have wasted our time Miss James next time I won't try."

As I headed towards the bathroom I waited outside the lounge room. I heard one of the most gut retching thing. I had made little Lolita cry, Ella walked in witnessing my aftermath. She asked Lolita "what happened Lola, tell me please I just want to help. You always help me."

Lolita choked out through sobs "he doesn't care...just doesn't get it."

Ella took Lolita into her arms gently cuddling her cooing soothing words into her ear. I didn't stick around long after that I kissed mum goodbye and headed out the door. I headed home to my empty house feeling worst then the night before.