'Mr Halt' a dinner lady calls over the hall, Mr halt and I stop our conversation, both looking over in the direction of the till. To my surprise Abby is at the till, it seems she's causing trouble again.
Her face sours when we both make our way over to the till. The cashier explains that abby is refusing to pay and I narrow my eyes on her. I know for a fact Abby had money as she took a note out of her purse before she left my class.
Mr Halt looks down at Abby then at me. He nods at me and walks off. Clearly wanting me to deal with this.
I can see that Abby can't pay so as a gentleman does I pull out my wallet and pay the balance, I pick up the pot and then say 'follow me'.
I walk swiftly but Abby is trailing behind me slowly. I grip firm but not too hard on her arm.
When we get to my door i let go to open it 'inside', she hesitates.
She steps back but im right behind her. Her ass bumping into me.
I grab her by the arm again and then pull her into my classroom.
Shes staring at the floor, I contemplate for a moment before handing over the fruit 'sit' which she complies with.
Shutting the door I take a seat at my desk watching. When she's finished eating i throw away the pot and I wait till she looks at me.
'What happened at break? I let you out for 5 minutes and your already in trouble'
'it wasn't my fault' she mumbles
My eyebrows raise 'how'
'My money was stolen sir, one pushed me and the other one grabbed my money right out of my hand, I had the money to pay until they turned up'
'who are they' 'give me names Abby'
'I can't they'll do worse things if I tell' she cries
My eyes roam her face, looking for any hint that she's lying, there's not, I sigh. 'Take your normal seat for this class, do your work, we will discuss this later'
My class walk in, the girls are chatting and the boys climbing over the tables. I'm not impressed with their conduct.
'Settle down, class has started'.
To my utter disbelief Abby shouts
'You're an ass' everyone has now turned to see what's going on, I raise my eyebrows and cross my arms.
'What exactly is going on you two?' I question. 'She started it' tommy whines. Abby laughs then throws something, maybe a note his made.
'your not funny you dick'
I've heard enough. This is disrespectful to me and the whole class, Abby knows the consequences.
I swiftly move to the back where they are. looking down at what Abby threw, recognising what is going on . I look at Abby quickly. She immediately looks away, she doesn't need to use words, she's already confirmed my suspicion.
It's too late though, im angry. I slam my hands down on the boys table
' thieves go to prison, you realise that boy?'
The boy looks at Abby then smirks up at me.
'pfft what you on about sir'
'stand up' I grit out through clenched teeth. then I'm shouting in his face.
'you stole money from a girl, grow a pair and pick on someone your own size'
i take a deep breath then continue
'you have 5 minutes to go get your friend, if your not back with the money I'll take you to Mr Halt, do you understand?!'
The boy runs out the classroom to go find his partner in crime.
'Outside'
I know she knows I'm talking to her. Shes gets up and walks outside. I follow her out, watching her hips sway. I can't lie I'm attracted to her.
'Don't make a scene in my class again Abby, I will not tolerate disrespect from you. I understand he stole your money but you could have dealt with that differently. You could of given me what he gave you and I'd of dealt with it'
'Sorry sir, it won't happen again'
I accidentally snort my displeasure
'of course it won't, your back at my desk. go move'
Abby packs up and moves to my desk, I can see her working hard on her work now, her plump lips are slightly parted, her eyes are downcast and her hair is in her face again. I sit down and type on my computer next week's lesson plan. When I'm finished I print it and grab it from the printer.
Abby smells of apples, it's a refreshing smell and I can't help but inhale deeply. Nobody notices thankfully.
Once I've put the plan in my folder I rise from the chair again and walk around the room, I'm checking all the class are doing the assignment on the board, when I stop at junior I glance at Abby before diverting my attention again.
'Come now junior your last teacher said you picked up math easily, whats got you confused?'
'I don't understand this sir, I was sick when the class learned about this'
'not to worry, go back to 401 and start there, it explains the whole process'
'thanks sir' junior calls as I walk away.
I've been keeping an eye on the time, that boy has not returned. Neither has his friend turned up. I get the classes attention and run through their homework for the week then dismiss the students row by row.
I keep a close eye on Abby just in case she tries to sneak out. She's doesn't stop her work until my door has closed. When the door closes she looks up, her eyes bright and complimenting her cheek bones. I can't help admire her while I decide how to get that other boys name.
I know the boy in my class is called tommy via the last teachers seating plan but I have no idea who the other one is.
Abby starts bites her lip staring at me, I walk over, crouch down beside her and ask her softly 'who's the other boy' 'tell me please' I whisper.