The Devil Wants Me

lawyers

"Austin and Meri, I think we need to have a serious talk. Not only did you show up to class late, but you showed up to class looking, hm how do I say this, disheveled." Mrs. Walter chided. Austin hung his head, but Meri just ignored Mrs. Walter and kept examining her nails, which pissed Mrs. Walter off more. "Austin, you get 2 detentions Friday after school." Mrs. Walter punished, waiting for Austin to disagree. When he didn't, she nodded her approval and turned to Meri. "And you, one week of detention. Starting next Monday." Mrs. Walter sentenced. Meri's face dropped. I bet she expected Mrs. Walter to give her the same sentence she gave Austin. Austin snickered as I tried not to smile. Meri was definitely not happy about this.

"Mrs. Warts, I don't think I should get that long of a detention. It's simply not fair." Meri pouted, sickly sweet. Mrs. Walter almost burst out laughing. Obviously, she shared my opinion of Meri. Not only did Meri call Mrs. Walter Mrs. Warts, but she just tried using a flirting technique on her.

"Your punishment will remain what it is. You two are free to go." Mrs. Walter dismissed. I gulped nervously. I had let her down and I knew it. When Meri and Austin were out of earshot, Mrs. Walter sighed and gave me a look of disapproval. I really hoped Mrs. Walter wasn't in a punishing mood today. I hate to let Mrs. Walter down. Mrs. Walter was the mother figure I never had. She made sure that I got what I needed. Mrs. Walter had encountered my mother at an open house while my mother was stoned and had taken it upon herself to take the best possible care of me from then on. "Brianna." Mrs. Walter coaxed gently. "What's wrong? This is the second time I have caught you using your phone." Oh right. The first time was when I was panicking about the car accident with Jackson and had started to search up Lamborghini prices so I could at least get an idea of what I was dealing with.

"It's nothing Mrs. Walter." I replied reluctantly. She gave me a disbelieving look and looked away. I knew she was waiting for me to tell the truth. I panicked as she carefully assessed me. "I crashed my car into a Lambo!" I blurted out. Mrs. Walter whipped her head towards me.

"Brianna! Are you okay?" She asked, worriedly. I felt a ting of satisfaction. If I'd told my mother that I'd crashed the car, she'd probably ask how the car was. At least someone cared how I was.

"Yea, I'm fine. Just tired." I told her, gathering my things. I didn't want to be here longer than I had to.

"Wait, Ms. Preston." Mrs. Walters' voice stopped me. I slid back into my seat, nervously looking up at her. Her eyes immediately softened. "Honey, I need to give you some sort of punishment or the other students will complain about me giving you special treatment." Mrs. Walter explained. It was true. Kids in my class were sure to pick up on things like this.

"I understand, just as long as it doesn't go on my permanent record." I told her. I doubt the punishment would be severe enough for the school to call my mother.

"One detention. The same day as Austins'." Mrs. Walter said, winking at me. My whole face colored red. How did she know I liked Austin. Never mind, I didn't wanna know. I didn't even have time to contemplate that as another thought came to my mind. The detention would tarnish my perfect school record. I had to find a way to get her to give me a smaller punishment. One look on Mrs. Walter's face told me that she was not in the mood.

I quickly grabbed my stuff and got the hell out of there before Mrs. Walter could tease me some more about Austin. I slowed my pace in the hallway and I swear I could hear Mrs. Walter laughing about my little crush in her classroom.

18)3849404849494059499

As soon as I got home, I rushed upstairs to my room and started on my homework. I wanted to get the homework over with before I started work at El Purée. I had just begun my calculus homework, when my phone started vibrating. Trying my best to focus on the math problem, I ignored my phone. I had already gotten a detention and the last thing I wanted was for my grades to slip.