The Teacher's Pet (Original)

13. Confession

When I awoke, the mornings sunlight was streaming through my non opaque curtains. My hair was tousled all around and knotted. Making it look like a nest for a rat.

This day had already declared itself shitty. I let out a loud low groan knowing that this day was going to go by as slowly as it possibly could. I began it by rubbing the gross eye boogers out of the corner of my eyes. I squinted in annoyance at how they stuck to my bottom eyelashes, which were sensitive.

After blinking the sleep out of my eyes a couple thousand times. I looked around the room carelessly and slowly pulled myself from underneath the heavy comforter. School was something I didn't want to happen nor go to at all.

Silently bitching inside my head, my feet drug against the cool wood floor to my closet. There, I half heartedly picked out today's outfit, not caring at all what it was. In fact it ended up being an old t-shirt and loose fitting, grey Nike sweatpants. I scan the room for a sports bra.

Spotting one on my dresser, I grabbed it and achingly slipped it on. Hating the restrains it put on me and how I'd love to go a day without wearing a bra, but I wouldn't ever know that satisfaction. I peered down at my chest and glared. Stupid mounds of fat called boobs.

After slipping on the ragged clothes I made my way towards the bathroom.

In there, my eyes squinted from the light but soon widened at the mirror. Totally noting the smeared makeup. Especially the mascara that was smeared underneath my eyes, making me look like a deranged panda.

But nothing a couple makeup wipes couldn't take care of. That was unless you had makeup wipes. My eyes closed tightly shut and I fumed at the fact that I had no more makeup wipes.

It's okay, I'll just wash my face with face cleanser and it'll hopefully all go away. But every girl who wears makeup knows that mascara does not come off. At least not without a fight.

Once that mascara was off, and I peered into the mirror looking at my reflection. I noticed how puffy and red my eyes looked. It was as if I'd been crying for about a couple hours.

After all that work I did to take off the makeup. I'm just going to put on foundation to conceal the redness.

After putting on some makeup. I made my way downstairs, to find an empty house once again. My parents had not come home from their trip yet.

I grabbed the keys and my purse along with my bag and rushed out the door.

I whipped out of the driveway and sped along the street trying to get to school on time. I earned a couple honks from other cars and a couple angry people flipping the bird to me, as I drove on. But I nearly laughed and didn't care. My attitude today was I give no fucks.

I then whipped around the corner and pulled sharply into my parking spot. Waiting outside by the parking spot was no other but Marley. Her eyes were bewildered at my driving and then they became droopy and sad. The recalling of last night's conversation with her popped back into my head, and I slowly wrapped​ my mind around her problem.

I un buckled the seatbelt slowly. I inhaled and exhaling trying to ready myself for this. By this I mean this, I open the door and right there she stood and began rambling off. She was like an auctioneer at the rate she was going. I only caught a couple main words that really stood out to me like problem and mistake.

"Wow Marley", I said as I gripped her shoulders lightly "Look, slow down, I cannot understand you. To get through this, I need you to tell me calmly what your problem is."

She huffed out and made a small inward scream and finally let it out.

Her voice nearly cracking, "My problem is that I have made the biggest mistake ever and and..." She trailed off.

My lips parted and in annoyance I sighed, "And and, what Marley?"

"He's ah tehnater..." She mumbled the last part, making it incoherent.

"What?" I said. My brows coming together, creating a crease.

Her eyebrows became angrily slanted down and her jaw clenched together. "He. Is. A. Teacher!" She gritted out in between her teeth.

"Oh. Oooohhh. Oh no." I said, my eyes becoming wide saucers.

"Oh. Oooh. Oh no." She mimicked me in higher-pitched voice.

"How, how do you know he's a teacher exactly again?" I asked hopefully.

"Oh I know he's a teacher. In fact you have him first period." She said frantically.

The air around me became denser and it seemed as if my throat had became smaller. I glanced at Marley and saw her lips moving but no words were coming out. To me it was just quiet. It was just me and my thoughts. Just that one thought.

How?

I had barely made it on time to class, just in time to hear the bell ring. As I sat in my assigned seat, people were still murmering about the morning they had. I picked up on some of their conversations.

Someone had missed their monthly...

How unfortunate. Well that's what will happen to you when you sleep around.

Then the air around me became warm and comforting, as I looked at him. His hair tousled into an effortlessly messy look. He had stuble slowly growing, looking like a mask. He had his glasses on and a light blue dress shirt tucked into his black pants. He was perfect. He made me feel lucky, wanted.

When our eyes met I smiled.

While he frowned.