"dear mr. bauman, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us - in...
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"IT JUST CLOSED SIR." Johnathan said shyly, looking down at the desk the whole time. "How would we know sir? We're not supposed to move right?" Billy said, putting his best goody-two-shoes impression on. Mr. Bauman's gears turn in his head and turns to Nancy for answers. "Wheeler?" "We are just sitting here as you told us..." she looked at him with innocent eyes. Bauman's eyes scan the room and the teens' faces. "Who?" He yells to the empty room. Ophelia hides a smirk by slamming her face into the desk, trying not to laugh out loud. Robin's reaction to Ophelia's sudden movements makes her jumpy, and already Bauman walks towards their table. "She doesn't talk sir." Billy said pointing at Ophelia. Julia and Steve look at each other and look away; causing a glare from Bauman. "Who closed the door?" He asked once more to the room and is met with silence. "Okay, Buckley. You have a problem shutting up, who closed the door?" He asked, leaning on the table with his hands on his chin, feigning enjoyment. "I-I-I don't know sir. The door could've just did that? The school is pretty old so an old screw could've just bit the dust and fallen out you know! O-O-Or—" Robin stuttered and rushed along her words.
Clearly deflecting the main question as she felt herself fiddling with her hands and fingers out of anxiety as she explained to Bauman. "She could be right you know. About the screw." Billy suddenly interrupted, prompting Bauman to approach the delinquent and leave Robin's table. She sighed out of relief at the moment—feeling her heartbeat finally slowing down. "Give me the screw Hargrove." Holding out his hand to receive it from him. Billy looks at him with a squint in his eye. "I don't have it." "Hargrove!" Bauman stretches his hand out again. "Screws fall out all the time! The world is an imperfect place—" Billy was suddenly cut off by Ophelia. "I'm sorry sir but why would anyone want to steal a screw?" She thought out loud, causing Bauman to turn to her and stomp her way. "Watch it, Thompson!"
After several attempts to keep the door open, Bauman final found a way, with the book trolley. "Wouldn't that be a fire hazard sir?" Johnathan pointed out. "What?" Bauman said, wanting to just leave this situation be. Shook his head in annoyance towards the older Byers kid. "Yeah, he's right. That could cause some serious time for us to exit if there was a fire or something like that I don't know just a thought or something but I could be wrong or whatever you know." Robin added very quickly as they watched Bauman try to hold the door open. "It wouldn't be smart of you to do that now right Mr. Bauman?" Billy chirped from his place in the library. There was some silence that followed, as Bauman thought about it. 'Damn it the little shits were right' he thought to himself. "Come on, Harrington and remove this! Faster! I expect more from the King of Hawkins High." He mocked the title as Steve pushed the trolley and returned to his seat. "No more games Hargrove, I know it was you! The last screw that falls out.." He pointed at Billy again. "Is gonna be you." He whisper-threatened. Billy prompts Mr. Bauman to come closer, and Bauman glancing at Billy, confused but already getting ready to hear his confession.
He leaned in, his ear close to Billy as Billy has a shit-eating grin on his face. "Eat. My. Ass." He yells loudly in his ear, causing Bauman to step back in surprise. "That's it Hargrove! You just bought yourself another fantastic Saturday!" He boomed, and everyone felt themselves flung back in their seats. "Oh lucky me, huh?" Billy sarcastically celebrated, rolling his eyes. The two went on, and Billy bought himself two months of Saturday detention with Bauman. "Dude!" Steve yelled, causing Billy to stop. "Cut it out!" Nancy added. "You're mine Hargrove. I got you for two months. Now, I'll be right outside these two doors and if I have to come back in here, you kids are toasted bread!" He yelled and quickly left. "Little pieces of shit." Bauman muttered as he returned to his desk.
