she looked up as you approached her. She had asked you to stay back after class to speak after noticing your grades slipping. all the chatter of the other students slowly faded away, the classroom growing more and more silent as time passed before she broke the silence with her soft voice after a quiet sigh

"Malcolm... I know you're better than this. You've gone from having the best grades to the worst in half a term.. What's going on with you..?"

her voice remained soft. You had to admit you didn't hate Miss Oakley nearly as much as you did the other staff