Never Gonna Be Alone

Chapter 17---Teachers' Meeting

After school ended on that very same day, all of Laten's teachers got an email saying to go to a meeting in the library. Everybody was stunned at the sudden unexpectedly meeting. Everybody but one. Aurther Jenkines knew about the meeting before everyone else. He's the one who emailed their boss when his students were taking a test.

Aurther took his briefcase, and started walking out to the library. As he was turning around a corner, he ran straight into Tankie.

"Oh, sorry Sir. I was wondering if you seen Laten? I haven't seen him since the end of class."

The Algebra teacher shook his head to try and clear his thoughts. "No, I haven't left my class in three whole hours. Hey wait. Your his best friend right?" Maybe he can get some answers from him.

The teen stuttered. "Uh, yeah. I am."

Aurther nodded. "Can I ask you some personal questions regarding Laten?"

Tankie looked shocked. "Why?"

Aurther sighed. "Because I just noticed some things about him, but before I rule out any conclusions, I need to ask you some things first."

Ok, from what Tankie had learned from Laten was that this teacher always treated him like crap. "Don't you treat him like crap?" Tankie asked quietly. Either way, there was no way he was going to tell him anything.

Aurther narrowed his eyes. "Excuse me?"

Tankie shrugged. "Nothing." He lied. "I'm not going to tell you anything."

"Look. By law, I have to know." He said firmly. He has to be at that meeting on time. Information or not.

"Know what?" Tankie knew what he was talking about. But his personal opinion was that Mr. Jenkines did not deserve to know. Not for the way that he'd been treating Laten recently.

Now Aurther was beginning to get impatient. "If he's cutting!"

"What, no! Laten is not cutting! He doesn't do that. Look I have to go find him. Quit jumping to conclusions." Tankie walked past him. Yes, he would lie for his best friend. He knew Laten especially did not want the teachers to find out about his problem. And how the hell did Mr. Jenkines find out?

Aurther sighed. He checked the time on his watch. He cursed. Quickly looking around to make sure there were no students that heard him. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no one. Then he remembered he was six minutes late. He jogged the rest of the way.

As soon as he came into the library, all eyes were on him. "Sorry." He panted out.

He quickly sat in his usual seat when they had meetings in the library.

"Late to a teachers' meeting that you, yourself called?" Mr. Late, the principal asked.

Aurther sighed. "Really sorry. I ran into a student, and I had to ask him a couple of questions regarding Laten."

"Ah, yes. So tell me-us, what has been happening with Laten that has bothered you so much."

Aurther set his briefcase down, and folded his hands on the table. "It has came to my attention, that I believe Laten has some major issues that has been going on with him."

"Finally found out that it was you?" Mr. Daniel, the CSI teacher.

Aurther looked at his arch- enemy. "Oh, how very funny of you. Considering your buddy-buddys with Laten."

"Now what is that suppose to mean?" Ryan asked.

Ryan Daniel the teacher of CSI does not get along with Aurther Jenkines the teacher of Algebra. Their subjects may go hand and hand, but that does not mean that they do. They went from enemies in high school, to arch- enemies because they knew they had to work together, seeing as they were going to work in the same school.