"Did you see the new teacher" Frank said, running over to his friends once the bell rang for lunch. "You mean Mr. Way?" One of his friends, Ray, said as he crossed his arms. Frank nodded and smiled at the boy with the huge brown afro. "What about him though?" His other friend, Bob, asked as he raised an eyebrow. "No reason. Just asking whether you have him as a teacher" Frank said as they started walking around the field where other students were either playing a game of soccer or eating lunch on the bleachers which were at the side. 

"Frank, don't tell me you like him.." Bob said. This is what Frank always did. His friends knew he was gay and accepted him for it -which every person should do- but the way he asked about Mr. Way was the way he always used to talk about someone who he liked. He would go up to his friends and ask if they knew the boy he's obsessed with. If they did, Frank would nod and smile then start talking about him. 

"Umm... he's okay. I wouldn't say I've got a crush on him. Besides, he's my teacher. It's practically illegal anyway" Frank giggled as Bob and Ray both rolled their eyes. "He's pretty suspicious though. I've seen him smoke cigarettes right before I came out to the field. It was just eerie in my opinion" Bob explained.

"So, what?.. he smokes, get over it. Certainly not the first person to do that" Frank crossed his arms as they kept on walking. 

"Yeah, but teachers and/or students aren't allowed to smoke in the school premises. A-And even how he dresses and how he looks like. His hair is all messy and his tie wasn't even straightened at all. The bags under his eyes were so dark.. I think he never sleeps. It was creepy" Ray got shivers running down his spine. "Ray's right" Bob added onto the conversation. 

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The bell rang for the fourth period of the day and everyone started to run around the school to go to other classes. "Frank, do you mind carrying some books for me?" His old Math teacher asked him as he nodded. He grabbed the old lady's books and followed her to the teacher's staff room. She opened the door and went in, asking Frank to wait outside with her books for a few moments. 

He peeked through the door a bit, seeing the teacher he was talking about just a few moments ago. Gerard was looking down at his phone, probably texting someone as his thumbs danced around the screen. Suddenly, he got up and grabbed his case, stuffing his phone in his pocket. Frank quietly gasped, turning his head back to the front as he saw him walking towards him. 

Gerard stopped in the doorway as Frank smiled up at him. "Frank, yeah?" Gerard asked, the smell of tobacco escaping from his mouth. Ray was right -Frank thought-. "Yes, Mr. Way" Frank politely said as Gerard scoffed. 

"Right, right.. straighten your tie too.." Gerard said, patting the students shoulder before he walked off to his next class. 

"Well, aren't you one to say.." Frank thought, noticing how ironic his statement was when the teacher's tie was practically falling apart. When he noticed his Math teacher waddling over towards him, he handed her the books and left to his class. 

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"Alright, class dismissed" Gerard sighed once he heard the last bell of the day go off. The students stood up, thanking the teacher you started stuffing his books and pencil case back in his bag. He quickly erased the whiteboard with the duster and got out his pack of cigarettes, stuffing them in his back pocket, -making his trench coat cover them- so it would be easier to use for later.  Once everyone was done, they all walked out into the hallway, meeting up with their friends to leave hell together whilst Gerard walked with them, trying to pass in between all the students who desperately wanted to leave.

"Mr. Way, we have a meeting downstairs right now. It will only take a few minutes of your time" A teacher said, coming up to Gerard. She had brown hair reaching up to her shoulder, brown eyes and her red lipstick was quite distracting. 

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