"Miss Montez, this is your first day at this school and you got yourself in a fight?" Principal Rocque asked the young girl.
"I'm sorry, Principal Rocque. They jumped at me and attacked," Bianca sobbed. "Please, I didn't mean any harm. Please don't tell my parents. Moving here for a new job is bad enough for their stress."
"Alright Bianca, I won't because on your records, it said you were a straight A student and you're new but I'm going to have to punish you. You have a week of detention, now call your parents and tell them you have after school activities."
"Thank you, sir!"
"Now I don't trust the other girls to be with you so you're going to have to be in a separate room from them," Principal Rocque told her
"I couldn't agree more," Bianca sighed.
"Alright, I will try to find another available teacher, hold on." The round principal picked up the phone and dialed a number. It took a few minutes before he ended the call. "You may go to room 282, Mr. Knight is free for now."
"Thank you." Bianca stood up and immediately left the room. "He's the one that caused all this," Bianca whispered to herself. She saw the 4 girls glare at her and she speeded her pace. She was lucky to remember where the room was, she immediately saw her teacher at the teacher's desk, grading some papers. "Mr. Knight?" Bianca quietly muttered. The co-teacher turned around.
"Hello Bianca, I'm guessing first day hadn't gone well as planned? Principal Rocque just called me, I never thought you would end up in detention," Mr. Knight said.
"It was meant to happen," Bianca sarcastically muttered.
"Now just sit in one of the desks and sit quietly," Mr. Knight said.
"Really sir? You being really friendly to me this morning," Bianca sighed. Mr. Knight's cheeks glowed a light pink.
Why was he blushing, he thought. He shook away the thought and looked up at his new student. He puts his index finger to his lips. Bianca sighed once again and sat on top of one of the desks instead of sitting in it.
After a good 30 minutes, Professor Mitchell, Coach Garcia, and Mr. Diamond entered the room. "Hey, man- Oh Gustavo called you for detention… hey it's Bianca," Coach Garcia rambled. "What you in for?"
"Fight," Bianca answered shyly.
"You were in a fight?" Professor Mitchell asked in surprise. Bianca nodded. "You seem so innocent."
"Jo and those three Jennifers attacked me in the girls' locker room," Bianca added.
"Oh, isn't that a great way to make a reputation," Mr. Diamond chuckled. Bianca never seen a side like this from the teachers she has been with. These teachers seem chill and cool… like teenagers.
"Guys, come on. She's supposed to stay quiet. We'll play hockey next week," Mr. Knight told his friends.
"You all play hockey?" Bianca questioned. The four teachers glanced at the young brunette .
"Yes, Kendall here is the best!… Oops I mean, Mr. Knight," Coach Garcia laughed.
"Haha, well alright, man. We'll see you tomorrow," Professor Mitchell said. The 3 teachers left the room laughing, as if they weren't adults at all. Bianca stared at the teachers as they left, bewildered at their actions. These would be people she would like to hang out with, not anyone of her classmates in this school. She was loss for words at how down-to-earth most of her teachers are.
"Bianca? Bianca…" Mr. Knight called out, snapping Bianca back to reality, reminding her that they are her teachers.
"Yes sir?" Bianca asked. "Sorry, I was thinking of something."
"Bianca, if you want to know, we're not old mean geezers," Mr. Knight told her as if he knew what she was thinking about just moments ago.
"I know that," Bianca said. "So you 4 are really close?"
"We're the best of friends," the blonde smiled. "I've been through thick and thin with them. I've known them since Pre-K."
"Are you serious? Yall have stayed together for that long?" Bianca questioned with surprise in her tone.
"Yup, and here we are now."
"That's amazing," Bianca drifted off and thought of her friends back in Texas, the people that would describe the exact relationship that Mr. Knight has with her other teachers. It was such a depressing thought for her, she knew that their friendship would fade due to the distance. For just a few days away from her friends, she missed them terribly.
"Bianca, what's wrong?" Mr. Knight asked the saddened girl. Bianca wiped away the tears that begun to form in her eyes.
"It's nothing," Bianca mumbled. Mr. Knight stood up and walked over to her. He sat down right net to her on the desk.
"You're crying, that is not nothing," Mr. Knight whispered. Bianca glanced at him and suddenly noticed something, his gorgeous forest green eyes. His eyes showed so much concern for her and it was truly mesmerizing to stare into them. Bianca shut her eyes to break away the horrible thought of actually liking the co-teacher… it was hard.
"I-I miss my friends," Bianca stammered in a quiet voice. "You and the other teachers have such a great friendship, it reminds me and my friends back home. I never wanted to move. My dad got a promotion that involves moving all the way in California. We were lucky because our house burned down just a week before the promotion…" Bianca didn't know why but she started to pour out everything that has happened in the past few months, mostly how she hated to move and how much she hates the school she's in. "My parents chose this place because it was the closest to home since they would both be working their butts off to get the money to get me into a private school. I hate all of this, the only ones that got me through was my family and my friends." Bianca began to cry. She couldn't help it, she just told someone about her life so far and how much it sucks. What's worst is that she told all this to a teacher, one of the least people to tell her secrets to.
Mr. Knight was shocked to what his student had told him, he'll admit it was a terrible way to live on. He did the unexpected thing. Most teachers would pat the student on the back and tell them all will be fine but Kendall Knight leaned over and gave Bianca a comforting hug. Bianca was shocked by his way but hugged him back, he needed someone to do that for her, and at least she knows that someone cares for her in this crazy town.
Once Mr. Knight pulled away he told her, "Why don't you go on home…"
"But… I still have a hour left of detention," Bianca sniffled.
"I'll cover for you. I think you should go home and rest a bit for your first day." Bianca smiled warmly at her teacher.
"Thank you, Mr. Knight," Bianca said. She grabbed her stuff and left the school, making sure she wasn't seen by anyone.
Bianca walked down the sidewalk towards her apartment building, thinking through what the hell went on today. She had entered a whore house where people call school, she had met instant enemies, been ass slapped by many guys, gotten detention on the first day of school but most importantly she had met a guy she quickly fell hard for that won't even have the same feelings back for her.