Chapter 2
"While I was starting off my teaching career on the wrong foot, Coach Mellor was starting the season with his basketball team."
Coach Mellor stood on the gym floor with in front of his basketball players. Another basketball player stood next to him.
"Okay, gentlemen," Coach Mellor said. "This is Ephram Baker, your new teammate."
Logan Mansfield, one of the other basketball players walked over to them.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Logan shouted.
"Excuse me?" Ephram asked.
"Why would you let him on the team?" Logan asked.
"He tried out and he was very good," Coach Mellor replied.
"He doesn't belong here!" Logan shouted.
"Everyone who makes it on the team deserves to be here," Coach Mellor said. "Now I don't want to hear anymore from it."
"Later that day in lunch detention, the cool, hip teach, C.B. was on detention duty. Detention that day consisted of my whole class Pre-Algebra class, and Logan,"
"There's a lot of you today," C.B. said. "What are you all in for?"
"We were all late for Pre-Algebra," a student replied.
"I stole Ephram's clothes while he was in the shower," Logan replied.
"C.B. decided to pay me a visit after school in my classroom."
"You gave all of your first period students detention on the first day?" C.B. asked.
"They were late for class," Jeff replied. "And when you're late, you get detention."
"It was the first day of school," C.B. said.
"What kind of teacher would I be if I didn't abide by the rules?" Jeff asked.
"Here's what I do," C.B. said. "I give two warnings. The third time someone is tardy, I give them lunch detention."
"Well, I'm not you," Jeff said.
"That was a rude," C.B. said.
"I am not rude," Jeff said.
"Your students think you are," C.B. said. "They don't like you."
"But I want them to like me," Jeff said.
"Then let C.B. show you how to be a cool, hip teacher," C.B. said.
"I'm hip," Jeff said, pointing at his feet. "I'm wearing crocs."
"With socks," C.B. said. "Crocs are meant to be worn without socks."
"I was going to need all the help I could get."