(part 3 of the G note fic)
When I finally felt my heart rate slow to normal, I looked up to see her scanning the room analytically, as if assessing the havoc the students had managed to wreak in the last period. I followed where she was looking, trailing my gaze over the music sheets scattered all over the tables, pens, the whiteboard that was still covered in notes, and not to mention the music stands that were peppered around the room. Hmm, I shouldāve thrown one of those at her - theyāre definitely light but deadly enough to do the job, I thought to myself before remembering that violence was exactly what had landed me in here.
Before I could chastise myself for the thought, I felt a kick at my chair and looked up to see her peering down at me. Oh, right. I had a job to do. If I did it fast enough, I could get out of here.
Stretching, she turned and walked towards a music stand, starting to stack it in the corner of the classroom. āCome on, emo girl,ā she said, not even turning to look at me, āThings wonāt get done if you just sit and sulk.ā
I was in the middle of getting up and starting as well when I froze at her words.
Should I say something?
āIām a guy,ā I mumbled without thinking, not looking at her.
There was a silence that stretched for yonks.
āWait, what?ā I knew her eyes were wide, her lips probably falling open in a perfect āoā shape. āBut I couldāve sworn you-ā
I sighed. āYeah, I was a girl then. Itās.. complicated. Iām,ā I hesitated for a second, fidgeting with the hem of my uniform, āIām genderfluid.ā
Another yonk-length silence. It was killing me.