The week has gone by fast and I'm happy because this has just started. I'm going to see my best friend and her mother tonight at their small bar they had down in town.
I walked down the hall feeling awful in this dress I was wearing today. Mom forced me to wear it and I can't even walk properly in it with my four inch black heel. I feel beautiful but when something doesn't fit your body properly ohho you leave and that's how I feel walking past teachers smiling down at me as I greet them.
I flinched when I saw a little girl with blond hair grab another girl by her hair and throw her to the ground as I walked towards them. I bend down helping the girl up from the ground smiling at her.
"Are you okay with love? I ask caressing down on her soft face, seeing her nod her head at me as she wipes her tears off, making me see. I look around seeing no teacher here.
I looked at the girl with the blonde hair as she looked at me like I was stinging, making me roll my eyes at her. I also bend down to her level and look at her," honey violence is so wrong for a beautiful little girl like you, go and tell her you sorry.'' I told her.
"No you, not my mom, to tell me what to do! she shouted at me and run into the class as i look at her very stunned.
" Wow now that was something. "I turned around to go to ny class when i was stop by someone calling me.
" Miss Riet you fine, is there a problem? Miss Lucas asked, smiling down at me. She is the only teacher who I have a good interaction with and she is a nice person.
"Yes I'm fine thank you, is just that little girl inside hurting her." I told her pointing at the girl who was pushed over.
"LJ what have you done this time? she asked the girl looking into the class.
" Teacher is here! My class kids shouted when they saw me reach the corner of the hall making me smile down at them. I'm falling for these beautiful small faces they're so cute.
"Girls first." I told them as they started to walk in as I counted them as they walked in.
"15 girls good i like it." I said and moved over to the boys.
"Come in boys." i said smile at them as i they started to walk in one by one
"Thank you so much everyone for being at school." I told them after we greeted each other. "Today is what day? I asked them.
"Spelling day." they shouted.
"Okay smart kids." I speak , smiling at them.
"Rozinda, I call out looking at her, she is a beautiful dark-skinned girl, "can you please hand out the spelling books my baby? I asked her as she got off from her small chair and walked up to the back while I signed the registration. All the kids were at school which said that I had a good impression.
The thing that I've learned from university is that love your kids and interact with them on a daily basis. Know them in and out so that when something changes with one of your students you should see it before something could go wrong badly. I do my register walking around the tables of my kids smiling now and then with the ones looking at me.
I can see that almost all my kids are living rich but I will see by the work who get attention from parents. I gave them homework to do yesterday which reminded me that I should sign the books and give them another homework for the weekend.
"Andis my baby can your row take your homework books and put it down on my table then Denise your row and Rozinda yours and Elmodine yours last my baby okay."
"Yes, teacher Riet. "
"Fifth word is, kat, kat! I called out for the kids to write the word kat down in they're spelling books.
" Teacher Duncan is copying from me. "I heard what Jennifer said as I looked up at them hearing the class laughed.
"Okay now guys , Duncan, my baby copying from someone is wrong. How will you learn to do your own work? If you can't? I ask him,” and i don't speak to him alone with all of you class, it's wrong okay. "
" Yes, teacher."
"Miss Riet, you 're not serious." I heard Miss Lucas voice. I lifted my head seeing her stand in my door with a cup in her hand as I smiled down at her putting my pen down to listen to what she wanted.
"What do you mean? I asked her.
" It's break and you are busy , come and have some lunch with us. "she told me as I hesitated for a moment and gave in to the look she was giving me.
" Okay, one lunch for a few minutes will do no harm. "I told her and grabbed my lunch bag while walking out of the class and closed my door.
"You don't wanna sit with us? A woman with dark black hair and alot of makeup on her face asked me when we just walked into the staff kitchen. She must be the beauty queen of this school. Her eyelashes were very terrible, almost making me laugh as I choked feeling Miss Lucas's hand patting down on my back.
"No it's not that I'm just having a lot of work to get updated." I told her and found myself a place to sit down.
"Coffee of tea? miss Lucas ask me as i furrow my brows at her
" You will make me some coffee? I ask her as she looks at me confused.
"I don't have a problem, Riet." she said.
"No I really don't mind but ain't you just older then me for making me coffee? I ask , hearing the two teachers we are sitting with laughing..
"Miss riet there's no problem for an elderly person to make someone smaller than them. I don't mind making it for you, you my friend after all." she told me.
"Okay then but I look after my elderly people.."
"Do you say we are old just because you are 22 years old? the other woman asks and eats her sandwich.
"No but i have respect for the people who is not my age, but older than me and I'm sorry if i have offended one of you.'' I told them, hearing them laugh again.
"It's fine Miss Riet forget about Jacky, we understand you and I love your personality. You are a good person. It's not ever young people who are like you nowadays." Miss Lucas told me as she walked up to us with a tray in her hand.
"Yes it's true, how are the kids you having everything under control? The teacher who I just learned her name is Jacky asked me.
"They are very cute and nice. I love them and yes I have everything in control.."
"I almost forgot that we have exchanged one of the learners. She is going to your class after the break. I got a new kid so my class is full. You are supposed to have 35 learners."
"I didn't know about that, it's fine." I told Miss Lucas and ate my lunch that my mom had prepared for me.
"Okay class please don't make a mess on your table and on your paper then it will not look beautiful, don't take too much paint please learners listen." I clapped my hands together to get their attention seeing them look at me.
"I know you existed about this and I'm always excited about it, I'm going to show you how, so that you can not mess up on your paper and table okay." I spoke while looking at them.
"Yes, teacher Riet."
I take my paint brush and deep it into the paint and spread it all over my hand like this. “You see, not enough paint , just nicely okay. Now do the same. “I told them and placed my hand down on my paper, seeing my bare blue five fingers.
I was busy helping Nathaniel to get the paint off his face when I saw Mrs Botha walking into my class with a girl next to her whose head was bent down looking at her feets.
“Miss Riet, sorry to bother you, we have a new student for you. She will be in your class.” She told me looking down at the little girl with her blond hair which I remember from this morning.
"Okay mrs botha i know about it miss Lucas jave inform already thank you so much.
"Okay darling." I said looking at the girl as I took her hand looking around the tables, where will you sit. "I ask , looking around.
"She can sit with me, teacher." Lesedi said, raising his hand.
"Okay there darling go and sit next to him." I told her as she walked up towards lesedi.
"Okay uh uhm LJ right? I asked her as she nodded her hair.
"What's your favorite color sweetie? I ask her with a smile on her face.
"Pink.'' She answered me shortly with her beautiful voice.
"Okay I'm going to give you some pink paint and a paper, lesedi will you show her LJ what to do? i ask looking at him
"Yes teacher." he answered me with a smile on face showing LJ his paper.
I hadn't thought she would be learning who i will get, i still can't believe she talked to me like that this morning. She seems troubled.
"Please finish up with the paintings guys, it's almost time to go home. Do my homework and be safe stay away from dangerous places i don't wanna lose one of you." i told them as i take in the papers of the kids who were done with the paintings."
"Yes, teachers."