Teacher's Pet

Scene I

I just had to write about this one… While remembering the fun times I had with my family, I was also reminded of my graduation days. yeah.. Those were the days. When my friend circle was more or less inactive. All we had was the six of us. We ate together, laughed together, and got into trouble together. There was just no looking back. All of us were unlucky… if anything went wrong; we didn’t have to wonder whose fault it was. We would just blame it on ourselves. We were like a walking talking lean mean bad luck machine! Watch out…

Disaster was like a way of life. There was this once when the six of us were sitting in a café right outside the college premises. After the lunch break was over, we went back to the college to attend the next hour “Business Law”. What we see is a classroom echoing of only our shrill voices and not a soul in sight.

“Oh my god! Where’s our batch???”

“Do you think they decided to bunk?”

Silence and inertia…

“Ok so what’s plan B?”


“Okaaaaay…… looks like we don’t even have plan A…”


“Silence woman! I am trying to think of something!”

Here’s the wise one speaking “I think this is an amazing opportunity for us to prove ourselves. Let’s show them who’s the boss.. see.. Its like this.. If we are the only ones attending this class, the professor will think that we are a sincere bunch and then you can say goodbye to all the ‘first and last warning GET OUT OF MY CLASS’, ‘go to the principals office – all six of you!’.. I think we’d better start getting used to the idea of being teachers pet.. hehehe”

Being teachers pet was an altogether an alien feeling for us. Anyway. So we made our way into the newly found comfort of knowing that everything is going to be just superb! I mean who could blame us.. It was a perfect plan.

The professor walks in…

“Where’s your batch?”

“Ma’am they are bunking this hour”

“and what are you girls doing here??”

Silence and inertia…

“Go out! Do something.. Get a life! Do you want me to sit here for an hour and look at your faces! I could have easily gotten a free hour but for the six of you!”

That was the most embarrassing day of my life. It was even more embarrassing than the time when I was trying to prove to my other friends that I can handle a drink or two. But then after 2 drinks, I got allergic to god knows what and then there was a lot of scratching and vomiting and other stuff related to allergies.. but that’s another story.

Scene II

The next week, we thought that now was the time to prove our professor wrong. We were not a bunch of losers with no personal life. We were just a bunch of losers way too involved in trying not to get into any sort of trouble. All but in vain.

“Do you think she’ll be mad?”


“Remember what she said last time?”


“ya ok.. So by not attending this hour, we become cool?”


“Absolutely”


“Count me in”


“Me too”


“Me three” and so on…


So there we were, giggling away to glory at our accomplishment. We were so proud that day!
The day was over.
Next morning, all of us meet up at the usual time and walk towards the classroom. We stopped at the notice board and all of our faces went white! It was almost like all six of us choking on chewing gums at the same time and nobody to save us. The notice read:

“Students who did not attend the Business Law class yesterday, are required to meet the Principal. Letters to their parents are awaiting dispatch.

Signed,
Sr. XYZ
Administrator”


Note for the other five: if you are reading this, don’t forget that you love me and if you kill me you will never find a true friend like me. With luv -Tan