Mira gets to the classroom and assumes her usual sitting position. The class was half full with students talking amongst themselves.
Mira rested her chin on her palm as she waited for everyone to come in.
One of the kids walked in and surprisingly sat and shared a desk with Mira. Mira's eyes widened in shock and her heart began to beat fast, what do I do?, What do I say?, Should I greet first or...
Myriad of options were flowing in her head, it'd been a long time since she had a desk mate; everyone wanted to sit close to Stacy dobers.
She took small breathes and tried to calm her self. She wrapped her hand around her bag in a shy manner, looked down and whispered softly "good morning desk mate" she caught her breath after that statement, waiting for a reply.
The girl next to her didn't reply. Confused, Mira looked up and at the girl, her eyes were focused at the door to the classroom.
Mira followed her gaze and it met Stacy coming in through the door with other kids around her, Mira's eyes narrowed. Both their eyes met and Mira quickly withdrew but then she remembered what miss fay had told her.
The teacher walked in once they all settled down. The desk mate stood up and left to sit at a desk nearest to Stacy. Mira sneered, another one of Stacy's followers.
Stacy gracefully stood up, took a clean apple from her bag and dropped it at miss Sharona's table.
This was a habit of hers so the reply she got was a warm smile from their teacher.
Next, she grabbed her bag and began sharing candy around just like she would do almost every morning. Miss Sharona thought it was good to share and thus always allowed Stacy to give away whatever it was she brought.
Once she got to Mira's desk, she hid the candy in her hand and said with a mocking glare "I would have given you little. miss. Lee but as you can see it's finished already" she lied through her teeth.
Mira sneered at her "I don't need your candy Stacy"
"Good! Cause I didn't bring any for you" hmph!.
She kept sharing till the whole class had been given.
"And what do we all say?" The teacher urges and all the students except Mira echoed in unison
"THANK YOU STACY".
happy and so full of her self, Stacy sat down.
Mira frowned sadly. Though their teacher pretended to care for Mira she was blind to how she was being treated by other children especially Stacy. Just assumed she had pride.
At the hospital.....
The atmosphere's calm as fay walks out of the locker room feeling refreshed and properly dressed in a formal white lab coat with a stethoscope around her neck.
She feels a vibrating sensation on her thighs. She reaches down to her pocket and grabs her ringing phone.
She looked at the caller id and sighed before answering,
[Hey]
[Honeyim so sorry I dropped on ya late last night, I'm sure I caused you a little trouble]
Meg on the other side of the phone sounded remorseful. There was a pause after her intro, she was waiting for fay to speak.
The irony though; she didn't drop in late but early actually. Were fay's thoughts.
[And..and you don't have to worry about my bike I'll definitely get it back soon]
[Alright. Did you have breakfast?, I left some oatmeal for you to warm up]. Fay said and absentmindedly looked to the ceiling, then the walls and the floor.
[Yeah...you take such good care of me and all I do is cause you trouble, I'll change for the better i—]
[You don't have to change anything meg, you're perfect the way you are Kay?]
[You'll make me cry now. Don't worry I'll make it up to you I promise]
[Uh-huh how are you going to do that?] Fay asked with an eye brow raised
[I...uh haven't figured that bit out yet but I will. Have an awesome day babe]
[Alright you too].
Beep beep beep.
Fay took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
Back at South dale grade school.... physical class.
Mira sat on a bench and watched the rest of the kids from every class partner up for their physical exercises.
Mira watched in silence and a little bit of jealousy as her class mates took turns to try the sea-saw bend with Stacy. It was as if they were her puppets obeying her every command.
"Dear you can't sit by yourself, let me be your partner" one of the female teachers said after coming close to Mira.
Miss Sharona who just happens to have the same plan walked up to them and held the teacher by her arm
"I'm sure your students are waiting for guidance from you, go on ahead I'll handle her" miss Sharona said with a smile on her face; threatening but the other teacher wouldn't budge.
She shook Sharona's hand off
"Every child here is my student Sharona so if you don't mind let me do my job" she stood her ground.
"I'm sure you love ur pay as a teacher here I wouldn't want you to end up being a sales girl at a thrift store" Sharona warned verbally
"It's that a threat sloppy Sharona" the other teacher teased
"Call me sloppy once more and I promise you you'll eat my heels before going home today"
The two women stared dead eye at each other, glaring and whispering insults to each other.
"Enough you too, you already scared the little girl away" a masculine voice was heard at a distance.
The two women simultaneously looked at the bench and truly Mira was long gone.
On her way to the bathroom, Mira began to think, what if I had a mother will I and daddy finally find peace. Why did mother run away and leave us?