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Saturday, June 16, 2012

By The Sword



Acacia was an A student. At least she was until she finished the 10th grade. She blamed her teacher, Miss Harris for a long time. Looking back, it was the day of the final exam in Miss Harris’ class that changed everything. Class was two hours long. At the sound the bell, Miss Harris handed out the final. There were 3 essay questions and 50 multiple choice questions covering the last 6 novels read by the class.


Acacia finished her exam in record time, about 45 minutes. She rushed to the front of the class with her test and handed it to Miss Harris. Miss Harris whispered, “Don’t you want to go over your essays and answers? You have plenty of time, Acacia.”


 Acacia responded, “No, it’s good enough for an A. I’d rather just go.”


Concerned, Miss Harris said, “Acacia, you know the rules during finals. No students are permitted to leave the classroom until the bell. Did you make special arrangements?”

“No.”

“Then you need to take a seat and read or prepare for your next final.”

“I have to go to work! So I need to go now!” Acacia was getting heated.

“Acacia, if you leave, I have to give you an F on your exam and report you to the principal’s office.”

“Fuck you Bitch!”

The rest of the story can be found in Life Happens: The Short Story Collection available on Amazon.com and Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=r+jozwiakowski


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