She walked in, and everyone looked at her in silence. She made her way to the teacher's desk, throwing her bag across it. Catherine sat on top of the desk, facing the class. Her look could make anyone's blood run cold, she was terrifying. After what felt like forever, she finally spoke up.

"If you think about slacking in this class, you have about a minute to leave."

She waited, but no one moved. "Good. I emailed you twice a list of papers to read last week. We'll start with the first one.”