I wake up this Tuesday morning and I realize I forgot something...I forgot to go to detention yesterday.
I'm fucked.
But maybe I'm not. When I said 'see you tomorrow' to Ms. Bodacious yesterday while leaving her classroom, she never called back that I had to be there for detention once school had ended. So now I'm so fucking confused.
Did she forget about detention too? I saw her get into her car when school ended, so maybe she did. But was she waiting for me and then I never showed up so she left? I know I'm impatient but if her ass couldn't sit 5 minutes on the chair in her healthroom she's barely at, then I must have some impatient competition.
I feel like there's more to this though.
Or maybe I'm just overthinking it. I'm a big overthinker. Actually, I'm now overthinking this mind conversation as I'm hugging my blankets one last time before I get out of bed for school.
It's whatever. All I know is we have our first volleyball practice today and it's right after detention. If I even go. 2 and a half hour practice plus the one hour detention with Ms. Reed? Seems like fun.
It's second period right now and me and Claudia are roaming the halls. I've got some weird ass journalism class. I picked it only because it was easy. Well it may be hard to some people but we have a 72 year old man for a teacher. It's basically like a ghost is our teacher.
The only time we're allowed to be in the hallways is if we have to use the restroom or if we have to go to the nurse. Other than that, the teachers and the principal make sure it is forbidden for anyone to leave their classroom.
"So you just didn't go yesterday and she was fine with it?"
Me and Claudia are walking to wherever the wind takes us in the hallways. We've been out here for only 2 minutes. We still have 8 minutes to go before we get written up.
"I mean, I don't know if she was fine with it because I ghosted her. Just kidding but kinda did. She never even said anything to me in gym. But she also didn't look at me."
It's no surprise Ms. Bodacious didn't look at me. When does she have time for an 18 year old girl? She's more focused on her pathetic freshmen class to even notice I'm there.
"Why would you even want her to look at you? I get if you have a tiny crush because I've had teacher crushes before but this better not turn into something more."
Uhm so about that...
I ignore looking into Claudia's eyes. She's right. These feelings I'm developing for Ms. Reed aren't normal. It's more than just a teacher crush.
"Anyways but she's a cold blooded woman. She might just be playing a trick on you and I don't know, might give you a whipping in detention today."
She can give me a whipping anytime she wants.
Sorry. I'll leave the thoughts to myself.
"Hold on Clauds there's something I wanna show you." I pull out my phone to show Claudia one of my '6 years ago today' on Snapchat. We were in middle school and it was a video I took of Claudia drinking a milk cart with a straw through her nose.
It's fine. She was 11 years old. We were kids back then. Let us be kids.
"I'm not quite sure which is worse. Being on your phone or roaming the hallways when you're not supposed to."
Of course I look up from my phone and Ms. Reed is standing right in front of me and Claudia.
"Uh...none?"
Ms. Reed rolls her eyes at my comment and she crosses her arms. Me and Claudia look at each other trying our hardest not to laugh.
"Do you want another week of detention Oliver?"
I feel my jaw start to drop lower by every second as I eye Ms. Reed down.
"How is this fair?! Why are you just going to punish me. Claudia's here too!"
"Don't put this all on me Jules!" Claudia holds her hands up in defense. Bitch you're literally my other half. If I go somewhere so do you.
Ms. Reed eyes me for one second then forwards her attention to Claudia.
"Claudia go back to class."
I assume when Ms. Reed demands for Claudia to go back to class she also means me. So I begin to turn around and make the long ass journey back to journalism.
"Not you Oliver."
Nevermind.
I turn back to Claudia who is already looking at me, eyeing me weird. I can't blame the girl. I'm a little confused and freaked out too.
"How is this fair Ms. Reed? Why do I have to stay back and Claudia gets to be able to leave with no consequence? And why are you even out here? Shouldn't you be in gym?"
"One too many questions Oliver. It's like you're a journalist."
I smirk and wiggle my eyebrows at her comment.
"This is fair because I didn't see Claudia on her phone. Who knows, maybe she actually had to use the bathroom but your yappy mouth interfered. And I'm not in gym because I was running to the main office until I bumped into you...and Claudia."
I look at Ms. Reed who has got her hair in a low ponytail with her black glasses on of course. Her outfit is nice today. She's got a grey fur jacket on and tight black leggings which perfectly fits her curved nice ass.
Not that I was examining or anything.
"Fine, just get back to class. If I catch you again I will be writing you up."
Noted.
...
It's the end of the day and I am actually going to detention today. I am a little scared though because she hasn't mentioned me accidentally skipping it yesterday during our conversation before. But if she won't speak up on it, neither will I.
I knock on her health door and wait for her to come to the door. I sprinted her all the way from the other side of the building to ensure I would be here on time and that she wouldn't leave. Also so I have a few extra minutes of time with her.
"Congrats Oliver. You actually came today."
Yea I did.
I sit in the seat right in front of her desk as she sits down in her chair. So I guess she did remember yesterday's detention.
"I totally forgot about detention yesterday I swear. Detention is my favorite class. I wouldn't know what I'd do with my life if I didn't have it."
Something in the air shifted. Ms. Reed cracks a smile at my sarcasm. She's beautiful when she smiles. That smile could cure all of mine and the world's problems.
"I'll only let it slide this once."
I can start to feel the room becoming into a silence and I don't want that to happen. I want to keep talking to her.
"So Ms. Reed, I was thinking..."
Ms. Reed raises one of her eyebrows as she looks at me with still a nonchalant face. I don't know if this woman is actually this empty inside or she just has a great poker face.
"We will be spending much time together because of detention and now also Volleyball. So maybe we should learn more about each other.You always call me by my last name even though you know my first name. So can I know your first name because it's not like I'm allowed to call you that either way."
"No."
I tried. That's all that matters.
"Please Ms. Reed. It's not like I have the privilege to say your name on school territory so I don't see why it would matter."
She sighs. I like where this is going.
"Fine. It's Georgia."
I sit up from my manspreading position. Not because of her saying her name but because I was hoping she'd look between my legs where my second lips are but she didn't even glance once. My back was hurting and I can't let my posture get bad.
"Georgia. I like the name Georgia."
"Alright that's enough usage of the name Oliver." I can tell she's growing a little furious but I don't even care.
"There's a lot of songs with the name Georgia. Like Georgia by Phoebe Bridgers. It's a very beautiful song. I also had a friend named Georgia. She was beautiful as well. The state and country are both very pretty but I haven't been to the country yet. I guess all things with the name Georgia are beautiful."
I shrug my shoulders and I can tell her teeth are gritted because of her clenched jaw.
"Do you always get this excited over a name?"
Damn. She ate me up with that one, I can't lie.
"Not really. But I feel the need to embrace certain things."
Ms. Reed or Georgia lets out a slight laugh that I can tell has a little bit of nervousness behind it.
"You're ridiculous."
And for the rest of detention and volleyball, Ms. Reed didn't look at me even once if it was unnecessary.
Welp. Just like Ray Charles technically said, I've got Georgia on my Mind.
Authors Words:
Gonna try and get their relationship to develope much more in the next few chapters. Sorry for the slight slowburn! (Its only been 4 school days in this universe tho)
Days in the chapters will be more spread out and less dense