The Teacher

1-Layla

"Shut up!" I yell into the receiver happily. I rest the phone in between my cheek and my shoulder as I dig for my car keys in my backpack.
"I'm serious Lay." My best friend Ebony says on the other side. "Why didn't you tell me this in person?" I ask. "Because I knew you would tackle me down to the ground if I told you in person." She says. "Well the phone isn't any better." I reply rolling my eyes.

"Your Dad is paying a lot for you to go to college Lay. Time to put that money to good use." She says. "Lockwood University offers everything you are looking for." She explains.

"I know, I know Ebby," I say opening my car door and throwing my purse Into the passenger seat. "Want me to bring a pizza home to celebrate?" She asks excited.

"Eb, I haven't accepted the scholarship yet." I say starting the ignition.

She practically throws every reason why I should into my ear.....and the whole dictionary on cuss words too.

"Okay okay damn!" I say putting her on speaker and throwing her in the seat, backing out of the parking lot.

"Thank you! I'll see you at home." She giggles and hangs up. I roll my eyes. I swear Ebony can get on my nerves. I laugh at myself. But that's Ebony for you.

My long black curls flow behind my back as I put on my shades and roll down the car window as I speed down the high way.

"Oooooh this is MY SONG!" I yelp inside my car. I was always one for old songs and in 2017 Beyoncés song Halo was my favorite.

"HALO HALO I CAN SEE YOUR HALO HALOOOOOOOOO!" I scream at the top of my lungs. The people around me look at me as if they saw a ghost. "What?!" I scold at them.

Suddenly a car swerved in front of me nearly taking off my head lights. "Hey!" I say looking at the car in front of me. The driver waves at me from outsides his or hers window waving "sorry."

Knowing me I am not one to be messed with. Revenge is my key right now. I move into the next lane and then cut the person off making them slam on their brakes.

"Dammit!" I could hear them say. I shove my hand out the window and flip them off. Little extreme I know. But it's the way I'm made.

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I finally make it back to my house safe and calm and rustle in my bag for my keys.

"Fuck." I say. I must have left my keys in my locker.

I roll my eyes and get out of my car, slamming it in frustration. I walk past the front when I realize something.

I kneel down and see the front of my car has been dented.

"Oh helllllll no." I grunt irritated. I should have gotten the license number when I had the chance.

I sigh and walk to the front door. I bang on the door until I finally hear Ebony screaming. "OKAY DAMN! DAVID I KNOW YOURE HERE!" She screams and opens the door.

"Last time I checked, I wasn't David Eb." I chuckle as she lets me in. I set my purse on the couch and throw my keys onto the counter.

"Is he coming over?" I ask. She shuts the door and nods. 

Ebony is my room mate. My dad is rich so he gives me permission to live on my own. Same with Ebony. So we decided to live together.

David is the guy in our trio. We are buddies. Ebony tried to get us to be more than that....but we are just friends.

"Why do you look pissed?" She asks sitting next to me. "Someone hit my car." I grunt. "Oh my god! Are you okay?"

"Yeah. It was kind of my fault too. I taunted the person because he or she cut me off."

"Well damn. That sucks." She says turning on the tv.

"Well it is what it is. I'm alive so I don't care." I roll my eyes and get
Up. "Tell me when David gets here. I'm going to take a shower." I say.

She nods and scrolls through Netflix.

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UNKNOWN

I pull into my driveway and get out irritated. I can't believe the bitch flipped me off! I only cut her off and I didn't even mean to.

Teenagers these days.

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LAYLA

I dry my hair and get my clothes on going into the living room to see David and Ebony on the couch watching Mean Girls.

"Didn't know you Were a fan of mean girls David."I laugh sitting across from them.

"Come on now. I may be a guy. But us guys like chick flicks once in a while." He points out.

I laugh and starts going through my phone resting my fuzzy feet on the footrest.

"Did you guys hear?" David asks breaking the silence.

"What?"  Ebony asks.

"Ms Yusuf quit!" David says somewhat excited.
I nearly do a spit tank with my soda.

"What?!" I ask.

"Yeah! She quit this afternoon after school." He explains.

I jump up and down in excitement. "So does that mean we are going to have a sub?" Ebony asks.

"Just until the end of the year."

"It's January." I state. "Exactly. Plus we are graduating this year so..." David replies.

"I can't believe we're finally going to be free from this hellhole in 5 months." Ebony sighs.

"That's not soon enough." I reply.

"You're always so bitchy Lay." Ebony states.

"Am not." I retort.

"You have a diva attitude that's for sure."David supports. "Hmmph." I pout.

Ebony and David laugh as I roll my eyes again.

To be continued......
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