TEACHERS PET - Chapter 2: Chapter 2
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11:00am
Mr Moretti smiled as the students poured into his classroom.
"Come in quickly girls . Sit down." He said . His eyes glimmered .
Mandy scoffed . It was actually 11am . Who's this excited at 11am?
She sat back in her chair as he wrote the date on the board .
"Today we're talking about gender expectations and roles during and after World War One." He says .
He begins to give the class a quick briefing of what the lesson requires .
"I want this to be a laidback lesson . I want everyone to speak today .
I might get you girls to stand at the front for a change . Now I need you all to get in partners and someone to hand out the whiteboard and pens ."
Mandy began to feel it again . The embarrassment as everyone scrambled to be in pairs or a group begged to be allowed to be 3s or 4s.
"No Anissa you don't need to be in a three ! Mandys alone why don't you join her ?" Mr Moretti says .
Anissa flounces over .
"Here ." She says handing Mandy a whiteboard and pen.
"Thank you ." Mandy mumbled .
"So you do speak ?" Anissa remarked .
Mandy rolled her eyes a smile forming .
Anissa smeared lipgloss on her plump lips .
She was a beautiful girl with large brown eyes , dark skin and plump lips - the bottom ones heavier giving her the impression of a bratz doll . She was often in trouble due to her impossibly short skirts or sneaking in the boys from the secondary school across the road .
"You're gonna have to write . I have no clue ."
"I don't mind ." Mandy said unscrewing the pen.
She began to write as Anissa scrolled through Instagram.
"Phoebe and June ! Well done . Next can I have uh ... Mandy and Anissa ." Mr Moretti said .
They walked towards the front of the room .
"Oh my days stop looking at me ! You better not be recording me Suzanne!" Anissa whined .
"Enough with the theatrics Anissa . Please . Begin ." Sir prompted .
Mandy coughed slightly clearing her throat .
"Because the war destroyed so many lives and reshaped the international political order, it is understandable to view it as a catalyst for enormous changes in all aspects of life, including ideas about gender and the behaviour of women and men.." she began .
The class listened intently . Mandy had a way with words . Although she seemed shy when she talked she was sure and confident in her delivery . Mr Moretti smiled .
"Thank you for that Mandy . Do you have anything to add Anissa ?"
"It was peak innit." Anissa said shrugging .
Mr Moretti rolled his eyes as the girls tittered .
"Well it's lunch ." He said .
Everyone exploded into movement.
"Thanks for that . You're hella smart you . I liked working with you ." Anissa said squeezing Mandy's arm .
Mandy grinned a warm feeling rushing in her body .
Mandy grabbed her blazer and pen off the desk .
"Mandy ?" Mr Moretti.
"Yes ?"
"Well done . That was very good . Your way with words are impressive ."
"Thank you sir ." Mandy smiled .
Moretti grinned . She had a pure smile .
He waved her off . Mandy found an alcove to sit on . Her legs rested against the cold stone as she opened the book on the page she was on .
She bit into a brunch bar simultaneously.
Mr Moretti stepped out of the classroom intent on using the bathroom .
He spotted Mandy perched on the window . Now if it was any other teacher she would've got berated .
But she looked so peaceful fully invested in the book gripped between her hands .
"Miss McKay?" He said . Mandy jumped down quickly fixing her skirt .
"Sorry ." She stuttered face flushing red .
"It's fine ." He chuckled warmly .
"How bout you sit in my classroom ? You can read in peace . And not get in trouble if Mrs Vittyi is lurking the corridors ." He says referring to the principal .
She nodded darting into his classroom .
She sat on her desk .
A couple of minutes later he returned to the classroom wiping down the board .
He proceeded to pick up post it notes and rulers from the chair .
"Can I see the book ?" She asked .
His brows raised .
"The book ?"
"On your desk ." She said .
"Oh ! Sure ." He said .
She walked towards the desk picking up the dog eared book . It was poems . Shakespeare.
"I didn't take you for a Sonnet type of guy ." Mandy said .
"Oh well ." He says laughing .
"Cute ." She says wrinkling her nose up .
Mr Moretti bit into his sandwich.
Mandy peered at him . He was very good looking .
"You want the other one ?" He asked confused as to why the teen was studying his face .
She was actually hungry . And her mum didn't give her enough money today so she gave it to Miles .
She nodded .
"Mhm ,pull up a chair ."
She did so biting into the BLT.
Mr Moretti was funnier out of class. For the rest of lunch they spoke . About books . History . Life .
It began to get a little personal .
"What's home like ?"
"Well it's just me and my mum and my little brother Miles . I do a lot at home . I guess that's why I've been so spaced out . I apologise . Your lessons aren't that boring ."
Mr Moretti laughed .
"I recall you saying I was your best teacher ."
"That was last year . I was a bit of a ."
Miss Allen popped her head into the classroom .
"Leon? Can I borrow you for a minute ?" She said .
Mr Moretti stood up . Miss Allen peered at Mandy unsure on why a student was inside at lunch . Mandy grabbed her blazer and pen ready to depart quickly.
Mr Moretti smiled as the students poured into his classroom.
"Come in quickly girls . Sit down." He said . His eyes glimmered .
Mandy scoffed . It was actually 11am . Who's this excited at 11am?
She sat back in her chair as he wrote the date on the board .
"Today we're talking about gender expectations and roles during and after World War One." He says .
He begins to give the class a quick briefing of what the lesson requires .
"I want this to be a laidback lesson . I want everyone to speak today .
I might get you girls to stand at the front for a change . Now I need you all to get in partners and someone to hand out the whiteboard and pens ."
Mandy began to feel it again . The embarrassment as everyone scrambled to be in pairs or a group begged to be allowed to be 3s or 4s.
"No Anissa you don't need to be in a three ! Mandys alone why don't you join her ?" Mr Moretti says .
Anissa flounces over .
"Here ." She says handing Mandy a whiteboard and pen.
"Thank you ." Mandy mumbled .
"So you do speak ?" Anissa remarked .
Mandy rolled her eyes a smile forming .
Anissa smeared lipgloss on her plump lips .
She was a beautiful girl with large brown eyes , dark skin and plump lips - the bottom ones heavier giving her the impression of a bratz doll . She was often in trouble due to her impossibly short skirts or sneaking in the boys from the secondary school across the road .
"You're gonna have to write . I have no clue ."
"I don't mind ." Mandy said unscrewing the pen.
She began to write as Anissa scrolled through Instagram.
"Phoebe and June ! Well done . Next can I have uh ... Mandy and Anissa ." Mr Moretti said .
They walked towards the front of the room .
"Oh my days stop looking at me ! You better not be recording me Suzanne!" Anissa whined .
"Enough with the theatrics Anissa . Please . Begin ." Sir prompted .
Mandy coughed slightly clearing her throat .
"Because the war destroyed so many lives and reshaped the international political order, it is understandable to view it as a catalyst for enormous changes in all aspects of life, including ideas about gender and the behaviour of women and men.." she began .
The class listened intently . Mandy had a way with words . Although she seemed shy when she talked she was sure and confident in her delivery . Mr Moretti smiled .
"Thank you for that Mandy . Do you have anything to add Anissa ?"
"It was peak innit." Anissa said shrugging .
Mr Moretti rolled his eyes as the girls tittered .
"Well it's lunch ." He said .
Everyone exploded into movement.
"Thanks for that . You're hella smart you . I liked working with you ." Anissa said squeezing Mandy's arm .
Mandy grinned a warm feeling rushing in her body .
Mandy grabbed her blazer and pen off the desk .
"Mandy ?" Mr Moretti.
"Yes ?"
"Well done . That was very good . Your way with words are impressive ."
"Thank you sir ." Mandy smiled .
Moretti grinned . She had a pure smile .
He waved her off . Mandy found an alcove to sit on . Her legs rested against the cold stone as she opened the book on the page she was on .
She bit into a brunch bar simultaneously.
Mr Moretti stepped out of the classroom intent on using the bathroom .
He spotted Mandy perched on the window . Now if it was any other teacher she would've got berated .
But she looked so peaceful fully invested in the book gripped between her hands .
"Miss McKay?" He said . Mandy jumped down quickly fixing her skirt .
"Sorry ." She stuttered face flushing red .
"It's fine ." He chuckled warmly .
"How bout you sit in my classroom ? You can read in peace . And not get in trouble if Mrs Vittyi is lurking the corridors ." He says referring to the principal .
She nodded darting into his classroom .
She sat on her desk .
A couple of minutes later he returned to the classroom wiping down the board .
He proceeded to pick up post it notes and rulers from the chair .
"Can I see the book ?" She asked .
His brows raised .
"The book ?"
"On your desk ." She said .
"Oh ! Sure ." He said .
She walked towards the desk picking up the dog eared book . It was poems . Shakespeare.
"I didn't take you for a Sonnet type of guy ." Mandy said .
"Oh well ." He says laughing .
"Cute ." She says wrinkling her nose up .
Mr Moretti bit into his sandwich.
Mandy peered at him . He was very good looking .
"You want the other one ?" He asked confused as to why the teen was studying his face .
She was actually hungry . And her mum didn't give her enough money today so she gave it to Miles .
She nodded .
"Mhm ,pull up a chair ."
She did so biting into the BLT.
Mr Moretti was funnier out of class. For the rest of lunch they spoke . About books . History . Life .
It began to get a little personal .
"What's home like ?"
"Well it's just me and my mum and my little brother Miles . I do a lot at home . I guess that's why I've been so spaced out . I apologise . Your lessons aren't that boring ."
Mr Moretti laughed .
"I recall you saying I was your best teacher ."
"That was last year . I was a bit of a ."
Miss Allen popped her head into the classroom .
"Leon? Can I borrow you for a minute ?" She said .
Mr Moretti stood up . Miss Allen peered at Mandy unsure on why a student was inside at lunch . Mandy grabbed her blazer and pen ready to depart quickly.
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