Carolle smirked when the students of Class 2-F were cleaning diligently now. Her question was simple. Can they recite any poem by Emily Dickinson completely? If they manage to recite, they would be exempted from cleaning. And of course, none of them would be able to do so. Since no student in honesty would morize such things unless maybe they were in a class full of smart students.
"That's not fair," one of the students muttered.
"You didn't analyze and think of the approach to the question I'll ask," Carolle said with a smirk. "Just go on with your cleaning now. And make it like a decent classroom of students like you at the very least. We, teachers, are going to stay in your classroom for just one to two hours per day. You are the ones who stay in your classroom the most. How can you stomach in such a place." Carolle leaned on the wall, as she watched the students cleaning here and there.
"Now then, Ms. President, can I have a word with you outside the classroom?"
Jannah simply nodded her head as she followed Carolle behind. When they reached the outside of the classroom, Jannah didn't raise her head while she waited patiently and nervously at what Carolle would tell her.
Would she get scolded for the behavior of their classmates?
She, and lissa, the president, always got scolded. Jannah couldn't count anymore how many tis the other teachers told them that even if they were the class officers, they couldn't control their classmates.
"Why is half of the class not here?"
Carolle saw how Jannah beca tense. "They said, they have other important things to do."
"I see," Carolle simply walked towards the window then gestured for Jannah to follow her. The girl heed and followed behind her. Carolle leaned casually on the windowsill while she faced the classroom. "How long has it been like this?"
"Since the second quarter of the school year."
"How's lissa?"
"They said that she was resting in the hospital right now. But she will be discharged tomorrow."
"I see," Carolle said. While Jannah still didn't dare to look at her. "Both of you seem to be close friends to even know her condition. You were also at that rooftop last Friday. Did those things happen frequently here?"
Jannah remained silent which made Carolle sigh inwardly.
"Do you want your class and the bullying to stop?"
This ti Jannah raised her head and at the sa ti, Carolle was looking at her as well. "I really want lissa to be happy. If the class becos better and the bullying stops, she will be happy."
"What a good friend you are," Carolle said. "But it's hurtful that there is nothing much you can do about her situation right? You're a good friend since you always stay by her side. If I were a good teacher, I would tell you that being at her side is already enough. But you know more than anyone that it is not enough."
"Then is there sothing I can do to help her? She always wanted to help others, but in the end, she was the one who ended up suffering from everything. But she always just replied with a smile as if everything is going to be ok. But nothing becos ok. Things are circulating for the worst as each day passes. I hate myself for not being able to do anything!"
Tears started to stream down Jannah's eyes. As if a heavy feeling was inside her all along. Too ashad to even show her crying face to Carolle, she imdiately covered her face with both her hands. "I will go to the comfort room first, please excuse , Ms. Carolle."
Jannah ran away while Carolle just watched her away in silence.
"To make a student cry, what do you an of you," Carolle didn't turn her head since that voice was very familiar.
"I'm starting to feel that you are following when you have the chance. How about your class?"
Oliver chuckled lightly. "I have given them a task that would take them until the ti for my class is up. I just told them to hand everything to their class president and submit it to to the faculty."
"A very like you to do."
Oliver just chuckled once again. "I'm truly learning a lot of things. Especially in the world that Hyun Jae grew up with. The education here is pretty interesting as well. Kids of any age have their own levels of studies. It's such a fascinating world that I understand sothing now."
"Understand what?"
"Why you, Hyun Jae, and even Lady Iris, can stand out too much. This world is too advanced and peaceful no matter where I look. Well for the most part and so sides." Oliver said. "It seems as well, there is a show I'm going to see soon. Wherever you are, there are always interesting shows that are happening." He grinned and Carolle just let out a small smile as well.
"You are right," Carolle moved away from the window and put both her hands in her pocket. "I kinda accept that part of myself now."
At the sa ti, she said that the bell for the first period finally ended. Carolle entered the classroom and smiled. The classroom was now clean compared to before.
"Good work everyone."
But she only received growls as a response. "I'll see you again before the dismissal ti. If you need sothing from , just visit on the faculty. It's nice to et you, everyone." Carolle said, then walked out of the classroom.
When she ca out, Oliver was already a distance away from the classroom. He was probably heading to the next class. Carolle smiled wryly. Sohow, seeing Oliver retreating back, gave her reassurance. Reassurance that the world of Illahayah was not just a re dream.
She didn't want to voice it out. But she was thankful that Oliver was with her. She turned her back and headed in the opposite direction. The direction towards Ms. Gina's office. However, she paused when she was in front of the comfort room for the girls. With a long sigh, she entered and saw that Jannah was not there. However, she could sniffling sounds. Only one stall was closed.
Carolle thought first about what she was going to say, but in the end, she just stood there and waited for her to co out herself. To Jannah's surprise, when she ca out, Carolle was outside. And from the looks of it, she was waiting for her.
"You ask , what can you do? If I call you, just co to my side, no matter what," Carolle smiled then reached for her hands. She gave the sa chocolate candy to Jannah. "I'll look forward to what action you take. I know you can make the right choice."
Carolle said then headed out of the comfort room. Before she could completely leave, she paused. "Ah, one more thing, I will co back to the class before dismissal ti. If you need sothing, just call out on the faculty or at Ms. Gina's office. See you later, Ms. President."
As Carolle started to walk, sohow she found the corridors to be very a long way to tread. She couldn't help but start wondering herself, why would she do such things? Why she was involving herself in so things again? When she could just live her life. She simply chuckled to herself.
'I guess that is the only way I always take. What a nosy person I am.'
***
anwhile, in one of the richest families in the city, a girl was kept punching the punching bag in her room. There was the face of Carolle on it.
She heard a soft knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Ms. Sabrina, your mother and father has returned ho."
An evil grin ford her lips. "Perfect, now, you can pay for stopping , new sub teacher. I will show you, what will happen to anyone who will go against ."
***
anwhile back to school.
Carolle sneezed. 'Ah, my haters must be thinking of right now. It's really hard to be so popular.' Carolle finally reached the office of Ms. Gina. She knocked three tis first.
"Ms. Gina, it's Carolle." However, no one answered her. When she held the doorknob, it was not locked so she decided to enter without waiting for Ms. Gina's confirmation. When she entered, Ms. Gina was not inside.
'Maybe she went sowhere.' Carolle decided to take a seat on the sofa. So far, other than being in the advisory class of Class 2-F, she really doesn't have anything to do right now.
'Maybe I can go to the library?' But the softness of the sofa and the soft-looking pillow was tempting. Sohow, Carolle's eyes were starting to get heavy. Well, she woke up very early today. And she was not really a morning person.
'Having a little nap, would not hurt right?' She laid her body on the sofa and soon she let her eyes close.
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