Lira1802
Zoe Faraway wasn’t one for academics. Schedules were put on the back burner indefinitely but her mother forced to go to school in hopes of graduation. The young lady would barely pass each year by only a sliver of GPA.
When she entered her junior year in high school, Zoe was put into an English class and knew her goals for that class. The last year’s English teacher retired and was replaced with a tall, angular woman with beady eyes and a frumpy dress. Zoe smiled the moment she saw her the teacher.
This woman began the class by standing in front of them all and stating,”You all are here for an education and I intend on giving you a good education. If you do as you are asked, then I will have high hopes for you but if you slack off too many times, you will be joining me for summer school. Let me tell you this, you don’t want to join me for summer school”
‘Yeah right’,Zoe called her bluff,’Summer school ain’t that bad. Wait till she gets a load of me’
There was nothing stopping Zoe as she continued her strategy for the school year. She did what Zoe wanted and slept in, cut class, or did everything besides going to school. At the tail end of the school year, Zoe was stopped in the hallway by her English teacher.
”Miss Faraway, I’m concerned”,she said,”Your grade in my class is a F. Can you explain why?”
”I dunno”Zoe acted dumb,”I’ve been to summer school before and I don’t care”
”Well”,her teacher breathed with indignation in her voice,”I warned you but you’re not beyond help yet. I’ll be seeing you in my classroom for summer school”
”Okay”,Zoe shrugged and pushed passed the woman,”Bye. I’ll see ya in class”
The school year came to an end. Zoe wasn’t fazed by her supposed punishment and had a plan for making hell in her teacher’s classroom. On the day, Zoe walked into an empty classroom. She saw her teacher sitting behind her desk and snickered to herself.
”Only me today, eh?”Zoe laughed,”Today’s going to be fun, huh teach”
”Miss Faraway”,the teacher snapped (which made Zoe feel uneasy for a moment),”I advise you to not get into any more trouble than you are already in and sit your sarcastic behind down in your seat. We have a very special guest joining us today and I expect you to put your best foot forward and show them some respect. Don’t you think?”
”Jeez”,Zoe muttered as she began to slump down into her deck chair,”You don’t have to be a b-“
”What was that?”the teacher replied quickly.
”Uh, nothing”,Zoe said.
”Better be”,the teacher nodded,”My goodness, Miss Faraway. Can you go five minutes without saying something mean or vulgar”
”Um, no ma’am”,Zoe was about to explode as she slowly rose from her desk,”I don’t think I should be nice to little cun-“
Before she could get the whole word out, the classroom door opened. Zoe turned to see a woman in a black shirt and powder blue skirt that fell to her ankles entering the room. Her hair was short and grey. She was somewhat portly but her body intimidated the young lady.
Zoe instantly slunk back into her chair. The woman smiled as she came into the classroom and walked up to the teacher, saying,”Just one? You really must’ve laid down the law good this year. Hell, I can still remember when you had the whole cheerleading team in your classroom for summer school”
”Yes, that was indeed an important year for their education”,the teacher put her finger to her lower lip in remembrance,”It’s only Zoe this year. I promised her a good education and intend to keep that promise. Let’s get her set up, shall we”
The woman nodded. Zoe heard feet shuffling and wheels being turned down the hall. An underclassmen poked his head into the classroom and said,”Ms. Rogan, Where do you want the chair placed?”
”Just wheel it in here”,Ms. Rogan replied. The boy nodded and signaled to his partner. He and a young girl wheeled in a mobile carrier which had a barber chair on it. Zoe couldn’t believe what she was seeing as the boy, girl, and Ms. Rogan placed the chair at the front of the classroom.
As the two underclassmen took the carrier away, Ms Rogan walked up to Zoe and said,”Alright missy, let’s get this going”
Zoe intended to refuse and escape the madness but something inside her obey Ms. Rogan’s instructions. The woman walked Zoe over to the chair and sat her in it. She pumped up the chair and said,”Ms. Smith, do you have the stuff”
”Of course”,Ms. Smith opened a drawer of her desk,”I never forget the first day of summer school”
The teacher brought a striped cape and clipping device over to the chair. Zoe’s heart beat like crazy but tried to maintain a stoic on the outside. She was swaddled in the sheet and felt it tighten around her neck. Her messy, brown hair was looking appetizing to Ms. Rogan’s eyes as the woman tussled the hair a few times.
There was no warning when the clippers were clicked on, which made Zoe jump a little in the chair, or when Ms. Rogan plowed them down the middle of Zoe’s scalp. The woman worked quickly as Zoe quickly closed her eyes and hoped to never open them again. When Zoe heard the clippers turn off, she slowly opened her eyes and cautiously raised her hand to touch what was left of her hair. As soon as she touched the prickly stubble, her eyes opened wide. She quickly looked around herself. The floor was covered in her hair.
”My-My hair”,Zoe breathed in shock.
”Yes”,Ms. Smith nodded,”I told you you didn’t want to join me for summer school”
