CHAPTER 9
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VIOLET’S POV
Thanks to Mrs. Dorothy, right now I am fully dressed in a baggy sweatpants and sweatshirt. I didn’t have a choice, besides she is the one who has helped me after what Rachel did to me.
Mrs. Dorothy is the student nurse. I was lucky that she was passing by when she found me crying. She helped me fix my torn cloths and after that, she told me to be myself and at the same time stand for myself. She told me not to victimize myself, I should face my bullies because I can.
That is what parents always say, they don’t know how doing that is very hard. I will just go back to the person I was before. Baggy jeans and t-shirts.
I wore some big ass flip flops as I walked back to class. A lot was running in my mind right now but what I promised myself is that I will not tell Noah about what happened today. The last thing I want is for him to worry about me alongside him worrying about how he is going to find a job.
I should just stay out of drama and try to be invisible for this one year. When I finally go to campus where people are good and nice just as Noah had told me, I will finally be myself.
Mr. Evans was already in class teaching math. I hated to be late for class but what choice did I have. I took my studies seriously and that is the only thing that makes me happy at the end of the year. When I finally get good grades.
I have always dreamt of joining Harvard University and that is why I study hard no matter what. This is the thing that will matter in the next five years. Rachel and the rest of the bullies will not matter.
Everyone started at me as I walked to my desk.
“Sit please Miss Violet,” Seeing that all the attention was on me, Mr. Evans ensured that I got settled as soon as I can.
Rachel and her friend Kylie were still happy for what they did. I wished that I could go and pull their pony tails so that they can feel what I am feeling right now but since I am unable to do that, I had to accept it.
Taking my math book and my calculator from my bag, I focused on Mr. Evans who was teaching Probability.
I understood somehow even though I had missed some of the introduction part. I was good in Math, at least this is what makes me happy. Solving all the math problems and getting the right answers makes me so happy.
I would follow Mr. Evans after this and he will be able to teach me what I need to know so that I can be good at solving all this Math problems.
Mr. Evans is a good teacher and I liked him so much.
“That brings us to the end of this topic. However, I have a very important announcement to make. I am sorry to say this but I will no longer be teaching you,” Mr. Evans announced and everyone was in shock including me.
My heart started beating twice its normal speed. What does this mean? Why is he leaving? Doesn’t he care about us? He is a good Math’s teacher and no one will ever replace him.
Everyone raised their hands with questions but he addressed that immediately.
“My wife just gave birth to our little girl and I am leaving for a few months just to be with her and take care of our little bundle of joy. I will be back, besides you don’t have to worry, a new teacher will come and he will be great. All of you will be good because you are great students,” He mumbled.
Even though it would be selfish to wish that he would stay and leave the wife to be with the child, I still wished for that.
Mr. Evans is a great teacher and I just felt bad knowing that he is leaving. No one would ever replace him.
“We don’t want another teacher,” Monica said out loud and everyone seconded her including Rachel. How ironic.
“I am sorry kids. This has also been tough on me but when you get at my age you will understand. Okay. That is all for today, have a nice day,” Mr. Evans was getting emotional thus he walked out of the class leaving a few like us who were almost crying to go ahead and do that.
I felt bad, it is as if I had lost someone whom I love so much.
“The new Math teacher should be hot and young,” Rachel was already being Rachel.
“Come on dear, you have a boyfriend. “ Kylie her friend who always contradicted with everything she said mumbled. I wonder how they are friends in the first place if they don’t agree with each other.
Come on.
I rolled my eyes and walked out when the bell rang. Thanks to that big announcement, everyone was talking about the new teacher, they all forgot to bully me and all this was to my advantage. Finally, the rest of the day, I was able to be at peace.
In the evening when I got to my car, the first person that I called is Noah.
“How was your day my love?” He asked me as soon as he picked up the call.
“My day was fine,” I lied. It was not fine in the morning but since I was not bullied from that time I was not lying to say that my day was okay.
“Okay baby, I have been called for an interview at a certain school, please pray for me to get that job. I really love teaching and I just hope they give me a job,” Noah told me.
“Of course baby, I will pray for you,” I will, I will definitely pray for him because I love him so much and I want only the best things to happen to him.
“Oh, I have received a mail. Let me read it and get back to you later. I love you so much Violet, I miss you,” He groaned and all this sent ripples through my heart. He is the only one that mattered to me right now. I was happy that I found him at a point when I thought that my world was going to crash. I love him too.
“I love you Noah, I wish you all the best,” I jested before hanging up.
I was just in time before I saw Rachel and her three friends walking to my car. I was not going to give them time to bully me and that is why I pulled out of the parking lot so quickly.
However, I heard them saying that the new teacher would be Noah Smith but I didn’t care. Well, all I cared is for the new teacher to be a great teacher so that I can continue being good at Math.
I was in a good mood today. A very good mood.
Turning the radio up, I listened to music as I drove home. I hope that tomorrow too, I would not be bullied and I will be this happy like the rest of the kids at school.
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