Mr. Patrick is not a real person. Or at least I don't know anybody in real-life named Mr. Patrick. Enjoy, please, because this was painful to write. This is gonna be a long one.

"You guys know what I really hate?" Diante asks as he put on his trademark 'I'm upset' face.

"I hate my classmates, and school in general. But especially my classmates."

A automated voice of a crowd gasping is played.

"They just do things that tick me off sometimes, things that are in general really stupid. But sometimes I love them. I have good friends and they are cool… sometimes. But I don't like all of them. There is always, always, AL-WAYS, this one kid who can't seem to read a book properly."

Diante stops speaking and gives a quizzical look (we are in for a long one aren't we?).

"We are in highschool, but some kids read like they are still in the second grade. AKA 'The slow reader in class'. And I understand that some people have difficulties reading because of problems too complicated to explain now, but this isn't the case. They can pull out a phone and read a meme or a Instagram text, perfectly fine. Like they all the sudden get a P.h.D and they are scholars at reading. Put a book in front of them, and they stop. Altogether."

"But, you know, maybe its just me. Maybe I am a jackass for no reason. I think it would be better if I show you what I mean…"

The video switches to a classroom. Bia, Tiago, and Carla sit inside with around 15 or so other kids sitting in seats too. They all chatter with each other about the latest happenings around the neighborhood. All while they await the return of their teacher, Mr. Patrick.

After a few minutes, he finally enters the classroom, in a blue plaid button down shirt and khakis. He is a peregrine falcon and wears glasses. He takes his position at the front of the class and at his desk.

Mr. Patrick: Excuse my tardiness, class. But now that I am here, we can get the lesson star-

A student stand up out of his seat and interrupts the teacher.

Obnoxious Student: Do you have a late pass?

The student gets a few chuckles from the other students, Mr. Patrick stands there looking at him, unimpressed.

The two stare at each other for some while, Mr. Patrick's face is stone cold, while the student is getting nervous. The student sits down.

Mr. Patrick: Good. You all thought that since today is the last day of school, you were going to be getting less work! (Chuckles) Nope, not in my class, ha!

The students in his class groan and mumble as they take out their pencils.

Mr. Patrick: Everybody, please open your reading books to page 142, we only have about a page left to read, so we might as well finish it off before vacation. And who would like to start us off?

A few of the children raise their wings, but Mr. Patrick doesn't choose any of them. Instead he picks a female scarlet macaw sitting in the middle of the class.

Mr. Patrick: Gina, why don't you start us off?

Tiago raises his wing.

Tiago: Mr. Patrick, Gina doesn't speak. At all. She hasn't said a word ever, like I have never heard Gina speak in my life.

The class agrees with Tiago.

Mr. Patrick: DID I ASK YOU?! NO! Gina, read the page.

Gina:…..

The class waits, Gina looks at the book, then at Mr. Patrick.

Gina: ….

More silence

Gina: ….

Mr. Patrick: You know what?! I've had enough. Gina you get a zero for today!

Gina puts on a surprised and taken back look on her face.

Mr. Patrick : Actually, I change my mind. You fail my class altogether! See you next year!

Gina's jaw drops to the floor. She nearly falls out of her seat.

Mr. Patrick : And Tiago, because you tried to butt in earlier, why don't you finish reading?

The class erupts in resent and uproar.

Carla speaks up.

Carla: But he can't read!

Gina pulls out a phone, and plays a soundbyte from it.

Gina's phone: NO! GOD PLEASE! NOOOOO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

Mr. Patrick: SHUT THE HELL UP! Tiago read!

Tiago looks very happy and excited to do this.

Tiago: Me? I get to read, finally!

He leans over to another student.

Tiago: Do you know what page we are on?

Random student: Don't tell him, don't tell him.

Student: page 142

Random student: (sigh) why would you tell him?

Tiago flips to the page and begins reading.

Tiago: Okay! James t-t-took? Did I read that right? James took a b-b-b…..

He continues like this for sometime. And while he does, the classroom falls asleep. A half hour goes by, and Tiago didn't even finish the first sentence.

45 minutes, Mr. Patrick is stunned. He looks around the class. Bia made a paper airplane and threw it at somebody in the class. A blue jay in the front of the class somehow made himself some soup and was eating it in class, with a bowl and everything. Gina passed out on the floor and turns out that her beak fell off. Another student picks up the dislodge beak in his wings, in disgust. Or confusion, one or the other.

Tiago: James took a book fruuuuuuuuuuuuuum? No, from….

50 minutes, how the hell?

Some kids managed to get a game of pingpong started on some tables in the back. Others were gathered around playing cards.

Mr. Patrick honestly didn't know how time was going by so fast, or how the children managed to do all of this. But Tiago must have been reading slow as heck….

Tiago: The B-b-booooooookshulf? Boooooooooooookssssssssshhheeeeeeellf? Bookshelf?

60 minutes, the school bell rang, the kids stood up and began leaving.

Mr. Patrick: Okay-I-I guess? Umm, hope you all have a great summer, and have fun. Oh-Gina!

Gina stopped in the doorway. She turned back to Mr. Patrick with hope in her eyes.

Mr. Patrick: See you next year.

Gina hung her head low as she slowly turned around and walked out the classroom.

Mr. Patrick followed suit and he turned off the lights in the class, and locked the door behind him.

Everybody left. Everybody except Tiago.

June

Mr. Patrick is running around his house looking for his bookbag.

Mr. Patrick: Where is it? I know it around her somewhere.

He pulls out a phone and calls somebody.

Mr. Patrick: Hello…. Jeremy. Yeah did you see my bag? Yes my bookbag…. No I do not wanna know what the weather is like tomorrow (3 minutes pass)…. I DON'T CARE HOW YOUR DAY WENT, I JUST ASKED IF YOU'VE SEEN MY BAG! So that's a no? You kept me on the phone FOR THREE MINUTES TO TELL ME NO?!

Mr. Patrick hangs up the phone as he continues looking. Then he realizes where it is.

Mr. Patrick: Where is the bag that I use to hold my teaching books? The one I use to teach my students at school [chuckles] the bag I take to school with me everyday to school? Its at school!

Mr. Patrick then realizes something else

Mr. Patrick: Who am I talking to?

Mr. Patrick enters his classroom and flips the lights on, he looks under his teaching desk. Until he hears a voice.

Mysterious voice: L-L-l-l-l-I-I te? Light!

Mr. Patrick jumps back in surprise.

Mr. Patrick: WHO IS THAT? SHOW YOURSELF DEMON!

Mysterious voice: SHUT THE HELL UP!

Mr. Patrick has never seen a demon say that before.

Mr. Patrick: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO?!

MYSTERIOUS VOICE: I'M OBVIOUSLY TALKING TO YO- oh, hi Mr. Patrick

Tiago lowered his voice when he recognized his teacher.

Mr. Patrick: Tiago? What are you doing on my classroom?

Tiago: I'm just finishing reading this paragraph.

Mr. Patrick: Paragraph?

Tiago: Yeah, the one you told me to read to the class.

Mr. Patrick had to think about this for a bit.

Mr. Patrick: Paragraph? Wait- I told you to read that on the last day of school, a month ago. Wait- YOU'VE MY CLASSROOM FOR OVER A MONTH?

Tiago: READING IS HARD!

Mr. Patrick looks in shock. He regains his senses, and tries to talk some sense into Tiago.

Mr. Patrick: Look, I told you to read that paragraph, to the class. Look around you, where is the class?

Tiago looks around, noticing for the first time that he is alone.

Mr. Patrick: Oh, you look confused. You know why there is no class? Because it is summer, Tiago. Go home!

Tiago: NO!

Mr. Patrick: GO HOME!

Tiago: NO! NOT UNTIL I'M FINISHED!

Mr. Patrick stands back, impressed.

Tiago: Jimmy, turned on the light a-a-a- , GAH WHO CAME UP WITH THESE WORDS!

Tiago, in a fit of rage, picks up his book and throws it. It hits Mr. Patrick square in the head and he falls down.

Tiago: Sorry Mr. P!

Mr. Patrick: Ow! Wait-

Mr. Patrick sees the bookbag he is looking for on the ground. He picks it up, puts it on and says farewell to Tiago.

Mr. Patrick: Alright, Tiago. Have a nice life!

Tiago: So you're not gonna throw the book back?

Tiago says as Mr. Patrick closes the door behind him.

September

Mr. Patrick enters into his class and immediately notices a horrible smell. Like body odor, of someone who hasn't washed in almost three months.

And then he sees him. Tiago is still there trying to read.

Tiago: And T-T-T

Mr. Patrick sighs as he tries and gets his attention.

Mr. Patrick: Tiago…

Tiago: Hold on, I am almost there (Tiago has tears coming out of his eyes now)

Mr. Patrick pulls out the book from his book bag and flips to the page Tiago is on.

Mr. Patrick: And they live happily ever after. The end, Tiago.

Mr. Patrick finishes the sentence.

Tiago: Why would you do that! I was almost there?!

Mr. Patrick: Because honestly, this getting embarrassing for me to watch, okay. You've been class for three months trying to read a paragraph! And to be honest, your starting to smell! Have you gone outside at all? Where are you getting food and water from?

Tiago: You should be the last one talking! I'VE SEEN YOU WEAR THAT SAME SHIRT EVERYDAY, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

Mr. Patrick: Look I saw your face and name on the Local News yesterday. You are labeled as missing. Your parents are looking for you Tiago. Go home.

Tiago: Well- I mean- I finally finished the book! So that means [Chuckles] I can go home now right?

Tiago asks in relief as he stands up.

Mr. Patrick: Ha, nope!

Tiago: Why?

The school bell rings.

Mr. Patrick : Because it's September, school is in session.

Tiago looks to the door and more children that he had never seen began filing into class.

Tiago: Wait you can't do this to me! Wait! No!

Mr. Patrick: Actually, I can!

Tiago: Can I at least go use the bathroom?

Mr. Patrick: Nope should've done that before school started.

Tiago: Come on! Can I use the bathroom?

Mr. Patrick: I don't know, can you?

Tiago: Actually, I could. If you let me get up and go use it!

Some of the kids smile and laugh at the student and teacher going back and forth at it.

Mr. Patrick: I don't like your attitude.

Tiago: I'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR THREE MONTHS!

Mr. Patrick: You know what? Step outside of my classroom!

Tiago: Thank you!

Tiago smiles as he gets up.

Mr. Patrick: Nah, sit down. You are too happy.

Tiago: What?! This isn't fair!

Tiago says as he sits back down, crying.

Another student walks in. Gina.

Mr. Patrick: Oh, hi Gina! There you are! Welcome back to my class.

Gina stops in the doorway, she looks at Mr. Patrick in fear.

Mr. Patrick: Actually, since you are sure here again, why don't you introduce yourself to your new classmates?

Gina's eyes open wide. She looks at the new students who all look back at her.

Gina: …

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