Mrs. Bruno
Mary Anne Bruno
Mary Anne Spier-Bruno
Mrs. L. Bruno
Mrs. Mary Anne Bruno
Mrs. Logan Bruno
"Oh my lord." Claudia said behind me. "Clueless country yokels are so over. And haven't you ever heard of the feminist movement?"
I quickly shut my English notebook. "What'd you say, Claud?"
"Nothing." Claudia leaned back in her desk beside Stacey's and yawned, stretching her arms prompting a steely glare from our English teacher, Mr. Bilbo-Tomkins.
We were in English now, and although I typically enjoy school, this class was not one of my favorites. Fortunately, my BSC friends were all in the class. Claudia and Stacey were in front of me, Dawn was sitting next to me and Abby and Kristy were sitting together in front of us.
Mr. Tomkins (that's what we called him for short) had red hair and a freckled complexion, kind of like Mal. He was heavyset with thick black glasses. He was currently discussing what we'd be studying that year. I perked up my ears and tried to listen to what he was saying.
"Oh my lord, you guys!" I whispered to my friends. "We're doing Shakespeare. How romantic!" Things like that always make me think of Logan.
"Uh-huh." Kristy, who was sitting next to me smiled and nodded. And Stacey applied lip gloss.
"William Shakespeare was a vegetarian," Dawn pointed out.
"Yeah?" said Kristy.
"Great minds think alike."
Claudia snorted. "Dawn, get a li-"
"Is that someone chewing gum in my class?"
The voice made us jump.
"Or should I say, someone having a little group chat!"
Mr. Tomkins was standing right above us.
I started to shudder. The class was staring at us.
And to my horror, Claudia spit out her gum in shock. Right in Mr. Tomkins' face. Oh my lord!
The whole class was laughing by now. How gross. The worst part was that Mr. Tomkins did look kind of funny, grimacing with the gum in the middle of his forehead. And then, I couldn't help it but, a giggle escaped from me.
"You." he said raspily, like the little girl in The Exorcist. "You are in after-school detention tomorrow. I want you to report to the office now…"
Now…Now…Now…
I ran out of the room in tears.
And when I walked into the cafeteria, Logan was leaning against the wall, drawling; 'Ah just done no, Mar-eh Ay-ann. Ah just done no."