The bell rings and all the antsy teens leave the room in a hurry. You slowly stand up packing your stuff away knowing what’s about to come. You had failed to turn in your homework again

“You have disappointed me time and time again, how will you make it up to me darling?”

Your older English teacher, Mr. Alan, leans in close to your desk, you can smell the mint on his breath and the the cologne he uses. Your words become stuck in your throat