Cursed Pants & Cranky Cops by Tim Harris

Author:Tim Harris [Harris, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781760147860
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Mrs Alfonzo was typically unenthusiastic to see me.

‘You’re back,’ she said bluntly.

‘Yes, Mrs Alfonzo,’ I replied. ‘I’m deeply sorry for –’

‘What happened?’ she demanded. ‘Did you get suspended? Expelled? Why are you back here?’ She frowned and looked down her nose at me.

‘No,’ I said, pausing. ‘Mr Silvers told me to apologise and –’

‘Apologise! Is that all?’ she yelled, going red in the face. ‘That man has no idea. He’s dodgy, I tell you. Six years I’ve worked at Cherryvale, and he’s never backed me up. Never! I’ve had to hand out my own punishments every time. Typical!’

The class was hushed by her outburst.

I had never seen a teacher go off at another teacher before – especially not at the principal, even if it wasn’t to his face. I didn’t know what to say. What could I say?

Mrs Alfonzo did the talking for me.

‘Toilet cleaning at lunchtime, Sebastian,’ she said hotly. ‘For the next week.’

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