Half of Everything
3 minutes ago:“Did you make contact with the principal’s office yet?” Armstrong asked.“Oh no,” interrupted Mitchell as they climbed out of the car. “Kids are already out.”“Classes had just finished when they finally picked up,” the reply came back over the radio. “Students were already loose in the halls. Too late to try detain the […]
First Day
“Hey,” said Ray. “Where do you keep the cable ties?” The store keeper, stood at the far end of the aisle, barely acknowledged Ray’s question, scribbled something on a clipboard, then simply walked away.“Jesus,” Ray muttered. He didn’t want to call after the dude, that would be rude. In the same way pretending to not […]
A Little Retribution
“Do I know you?” said Packer.“No, you don’t,” said the man.The stranger had stepped into the elevator just before the doors closed and fixed eyes on Packer. That gaze had not faltered.“It’s just I swear this isn’t the first time I’ve seen you today,“ said Packer.“You would have been stupid not to,” said the man. […]
Nobody’s Business
Nobody left the toilet unflushed last night.Nobody left that empty milk carton in the fridge this morning.Nobody used all of the bread.I did.Yeah. I did all of those things.I am Nobody.And there’s not one thing any of you can do about it. Because none of you have the slightest idea who I am.Not one teacher […]