Tag: teacher

  • The Date

    “She has changed her opinion.  Twice.”  My father continued to grumble as my sister headed to her room to change her clothes again.  I looked the other way and smiled.  My sister and I were going to meet our dad’s new girlfriend for the first time since they had started dating and Haley was having a hard time deciding what…

  • Chaotic

    “This looks a bit more chaotic than what you’ve done in the past,” Mr. Ross told me as he crossed his arms.  “Life is chaotic,” I stammered.  I didn’t really want to tell my teacher what really was going on.  It was really none of his business.  He couldn’t do anything about my personal life.  I knew I couldn’t,…

  • Incapable

    “I am incapable of feeling,” I told my teacher.  “I can’t do it even though I have tried.  I’m not even sure what to do anymore.”  When Mr. Stewart didn’t respond, I stood to pick up my backpack and headed toward the door.  I knew I shouldn’t have told Mr. Stewart what was going on. …

  • Clouds

    “His head is always in the clouds,” I overheard my teacher tell my parents.  “Is that a bad thing?”  My mom asked tentatively.  It was probably the fact her head was in the clouds most of the time, but I knew the rumors weren’t true about either of us.  She was just using her art to escape the trauma of her…