What the heck!!! I kissed her.
I'll admit it was wonderful but it can't happen again. She's my student. It's not right!
I was just so angry after seeing the footage. Flipping my desk and taking heavy breaths to calm myself. That's when I hear an intrusion. She stumbles into my office like a dear caught in headlights. The look on her face had me hypnotised. I had to kiss her.
I feel awful now I've come to my senses
'sorry, you can go home early, come'
I grab her frazzled self and escort her to the office sending her home.
I watch her walk to the gate from the office then swiftly make my way to the heads office.
Mr Halt calls 'come in'. I step through the door and take a seat in front of his desk.
'What can I do for you?'
'This' I hand him the memory stick. He puts it into his computer and clicks on the footage. He watches it then grunts.
'now what' he asks
'sort it, stop thinking with your dick Jerry.'
'Right, sorry about earlier it was a lapse in judgment'
'pfft I've been there' I huff, not too pleased with my own actions.
He picks up the phone and calls his personal assistant, she goes and collects the girls from their last period immediately.
As soon as they step in their smiles drop the moment they see me. Jerry plays the video then says
'explain yourselves or we will call the police'
In the end the girls are suspended for a week. I would have permanently excluded them but Mr Halt can't due to his misjudgment earlier.
My angers receding now the situation has been dealt with, unfortunately I'll have to monitor the situation when they come back.
I walk back to my office and tidy up, thankfully nothings been broken in my rage. I've always been quite level headed until Abby, she's makes my heart pound and my anger go through the roof.
It's silly but I can't help thinking about our kiss on my way home, as I shower and drift off to sleep she's there in my mind, plaguing my thoughts and now my dreams.
In the morning I'm groggy from sleep, I get in the shower, grab a coffee and a slice of toast then make my way to school. I catch up on marking until form starts.
I watch my students file in searching the faces that come through the door but there's no Abby.
I check with the office at break time to see if she's arrived yet, my excuse being she's on report but she's not come in.
I check again at lunch but she's still not arrived, maybe she's sick. I ask the receptionist to call her but there's no answer.
'I'll deal with this' I say curtly then go to my office.
I find Abby's folder in my desk drawer and look for her emergency contact details.
Just one. Zack rye.
I dial the number and ask 'is this Zack rye?' 'Who's calling' a gravely voice replies
'I'm Abby's form teacher, it's my responsibility to ensure shes okay when she's at school and to enquire why she's not in, so sir, why is Abby not in today?'
'W.. what! She should be at school'
'I wouldn't be calling if she was, please could you escort her to school'
I hear a chuckle 'I can't, Mr...'
'Sinclair'
'Right Mr Sinclair I'm not in the country, I'm in Brazil for work. Abby and I video chat once a week. She texts every couple of days and mrs Riley from next door checks on her'
I think.. 'do you have a contact number for mrs Riley'
'Sure it's ....'
I'm worried biting at my lip waiting for the call to pick up. Ring ring ring ring
'hello mrs Riley speaking'
'ah hello Mrs Riley this is Mr Sinclair I'm Abby's form teacher, I've spoken to her father and he gave me your number as his out of the country, have you seen Abby ? She's not in school, there's been no notice for her absence. I sent her home early yesterday but she should have arrived this morning'
I hear some shuffling 'sorry dear, she's with me, she came home in quite a state yesterday, crying so I said she could stay the night, she won't be in today'
'not a problem please tell abby to arrive on time tomorrow'
'sure, bye now Mr Sinclair'.
I'm done for the day, my anger's flaring. I ask Mr smith curtly to cover my last class then head home. I do some more marking, have dinner, then sit in bed.
I've decided to keep Abby on report so I can keep an eye on her, I've thought long and hard, I need a student P.A so to keep her out of trouble she's going to become mine. I'm not angry with her disrespectful behaviour from before now I know whats going on. I can see those other students have been bullying her. Hopefully she will trust me to take care of her.