"Ms. Mott?"
She looked a little embarassed to be asking a student for a ride, especially after she'd just yelled at me.
"My car won't start, and all the other teachers have to stay late. Will you please give me a ride?"
"Uh..sure. Hop in."
She thanked me in a very professional way and got in my car. I smiled and shook my head. Maybe i'm weird, but there was something very funny about this to me. I got in the car and backed out of the lot.
"Which way?" I asked.
"It's on Pine road, 1700 block. Do you know where that is?"
"Yeah." I drove away from school, a bit annoyed that I had to spend another ten minutes with Ms. Mott. Worse, I couldn't even look at her without her knowing it. I shoulda left her in the lot.
The drive was far from quiet. Ms. Mott asked me question after question, most of which were different ways of asking if Shana was my girlfriend.
"Why are you so interested in my relationship with Shana?" I asked her finally.
"Turn here," she responded. I turned where she said, into the parking lot of an apartment complex. I thought this place was empty. The building looked run down and old. Well, I guess teacher's salary and all that. She guided me to the center of the complex and told me to stop and park. I did, wondering if she really lived here.
"Ms. Mott..."
"Call me Carrie."
"..Carrie. You live in these apartments? No offense, but this building looks like it's been condemned."
"It has. And I don't live here." She started pulling up her long white dress. I turned out Ms. Mott....Carrie...had nice legs. I looked at her questioningly.
"I was hard on you in class. I'm sure the bell would've woken you up. I shouldn't have yelled at you. Let me make it up to you."
"Ok. How?"
"Well...." |