Episode 1

Rustling

Rustling

Rustling...

Gushes of wind blow through the school premises...

In a certain classroom, Luke Junior, one of the students silently awaiting the end of the last session, hoping that the class bell would magically ring on its own

Shivers, goosebumps, constantly dilating his eyes at the classroom clock, all these situations happening in at the same time

21 minutes in counting

(Oh hell I hope she doesn't remember)

As miss Diane, Luke's teacher moves around the class winding up on the lesson

"....and that will mark the end of today's session,"

Luke Junior feels relieved to hear those words and slowly exhales...

"....So next week we will begin with respiration okay?..."

The class replies "YES MISS DIANE"

Having known that, the students pack up and clean their desks for a Friday evening. Miss Diane also approaches her table and collects her *teaching aids. *As both sides pack up and prepares for the weekend.

Suddenly... an unknown voice among the class students speaks out....

The Anonymous person speaks out "YOU FORGOT THE HOMEWORK MISS!!!"

Hearing that, Luke's state of being abruptly changes....

(SHIT)

Miss Diane also reacts to the message, it triggers her memory back to Tuesday and she becomes conscious of the homework she left,

"No wonder I wasn't at ease" she said

Majority of the students disappointed in what the unknown student said, some look around scanning their fellows for the traitor

Miss Diane speaks out "quiet down!! don't look so surprised and stop murmuring... anyway whoever reminded me is a good boy, at least if he's also done his homework"   "14 minutes left, just enough time to for you all to place the homework on my table and walk out the door, SO row by raw"

Luke Junior ...."I'm dead... Again"....

Among the students, some proceed murmur.... Joseph, Luke's deskmate begins a conversation with him as students begin to submit their homework at the teacher's desk.

Joseph whispers "Dude, dude, dude show me your answers for the last questions"

"Can't do that man" he replies "I didn't come with..."

"Give me a minute" Joseph asked Luke

"I just want you to know I feel so sorry for you at the moment, my modest condolences to you, I mean like no one in class would want to be in your situation" Joseph said...

Whilst their (Luke and Joseph's) conversation was reaching its climax, it was Luke's turn to submit his homework. being unaware miss Diane calls Luke's name out...

LUKE....LUKE!!!

LUKE!!!!!!

Joseph in response to miss Diane's voice he taps Luke waking him from his predictive hallucinations of the outcome forgetting his homework.

"Luke, where were you?, We don't have daydreaming in my class NOW bring my homework over here" miss Diane speaks out

Knowing that no lies in his simple mind fit the situation he's left speechless

He speaks in a little voice

"umm...Miss miss..Miss Diane"

She replies and they begin a conversation

"Yes Luke..."

Behind the scenes, Joseph speaks to himself as he enjoys the show (...This is gonna be interesting...)

"Well... I did my homework..." Luke replies

"Then do you mind bringing it over here to my desk"

"Yes, In a way" Luke replies

"What do you mean?"

Luke facing down in self disappointment, he answers miss Diane's question in a low voice

"I didn't come with"

"You are gonna have to speak louder than that"  "Be a man at least eeh"

Then it happens again.... **Anonymous person **speaks out as if Luke asked him to help out

"HE SAID HE DIDN'T COME WITH IT"

All the students burst out in laughter

**SILENCE!!!!**Miss Diane yelled out, "Now is there anyone else with a problem similar to Luke's?

Anonymous yells out again "YES, I WANNA GO PEEEEEE"

Annoyed by the irritating voice of the unknown vermin she takes a slightly long gaze around the class to spot the culprit. Unfortunately, her efforts end in vain during her search.  She moves to her desk sitting on its near edge facing the students and seriously stares at the students asking the question at the tip of her tongue

"Who said that?" She asked

This situation makes the students randomly look at each other checking for the anonymous speaker.

"On a serious note I say, if I personally catch you you'll be in serious trouble, it would be better if you made my job easier by showing yourself"

*No Response*

"(Little shit, you'll regret it the day I find you)" A statement resonating inside Miss Diane's head. "Fine all of you with issues similar to Luke will stay after the bell rings"

Then it happens...

Soon after the bell rang all the students got out leaving and two other students with the same issue.

Miss Diane nods her head signifying the students to approach her desk.

Luke knowing the outcome of the situation he gently walks over to his teacher's desk, thus do the other two follow, all in shame and personal disappointment.

"Look at yourselves" She said, "Shame on you" She said, "What excuse is you have for me today?", "Bill/Jack, do you wanna start?", She speaks again

Luke tries to speak but miss Diane disagrees, "You have a special issue my dear forgetful student, I like to save best for last" Miss Diane says

"We were sick" Bill and Jack said, it happened as if they were syncing on in each others's minds and tongues. Then Jack goes on speaking "Though I planned to do it this Thursday the sickness came again so I couldn't do it. I left it home so that I don't bring you undone work ma'am"

"Jack Jack Jack, I'm trying to believe you but I'll tell you something, I doubt that such excuse would work in heaven", Miss Diane continues speaking "Personally if I were you I wouldn't have come at all, homework is a very important part of your.... of your school lives" ,"And in addition that lie actually sucks.... a lot,I've also been a student you know"

"Luckily, you're not the main character for this afternoon, I have my most wanted right here :)", "Now Bill, Jack this doesn't happen again, you two are good boys, I feel like you are so this won't happen again now will it"

The pair look at each other and turn back to miss Diane nodding left to right

"I thought so" OK boys, you are good to go

On hearing that they get their bags and rush out of the class, they begin giggling "Huhuhu, We did it"

"I can hear you you know" Miss Diane reacts to their laughter.

"How are you feeling Luke?"

Looking down on her he tries to find a suitable excuse to seal in the cracks but as per his analysis, he sees non fits to tilt her even a little. He takes in a breath and replies to the question

"Sad, embarrassed, shame, almost everything negative and bad"

"Why didn't you bring your homework Luke?" She asked "Take a seat and let's talk"

While taking a seat he replies to miss Diane's question "I think I forgot, I forgot it at home"

Feeling sorry for Luke miss Diane exhales and changes her facial expo, she looks as if she were that friendly helper that has fallen upon Luke. "Luke, you are and should continue to be one of my best students", "So let me ask you something, "Is there something troubling you in this school?"

"No ma'am, nothing is bugging me" Luke replies

"OK then, that means the problem should be from somewhere else then, how about home? Huh! Let me guess, daddy lets you play as long as you want, maybe there's too much TV cartoons and stuff"

Hearing that he releases a shallow smile on his face then replies, "No, none of that"

"Naturally, we teachers aren't supposed to expect yeses and positive replies to such questions, I too have been a kid, If you were in my shoes you wouldn't expect me to come to you and tell you that my dad or mom is actually letting me watch too much TV" She said

"Now Luke, I want to end this problem, I know that if this goes on you might probably forget to come to school", "Not that I'm joking around but forgetting academic matters will ruin your school life and plus I don't want to not see you among the award getting students"

Luke speaks out, "Diane

She blushes

".... I'm really about what I did and I promise that on Monday I'll be the first person that you see" Luke says

"I know Luke... (Why was I born earlier than him, the way he talks just gets me, his gf is a lucky person)..... but to end this I'll have to, you know the drill"

"She'll do worse this time, ma'am is there any other way I can change this?"

"Luke, If I end this forgetting habit now you'll be good in the future days and besides I'm doing my job, let me tell you what my teachers told me.... Diane! your mom and dad are working their asses hard for you to put your *** in that seat of yours in this class, if they were living alone the needn't work as much to live but for you they have to increase their efforts up to thrice as much to balance life"

Feelings of sadness revolve around Luke, in reaction to the feeling he looks the other way.

"Look at me,"

Luke shifts back his sight to miss Diane

"You are gonna have to deal with it but you"ll thank me later, you may leave"

"Thank you for your time Luke" / "Thank you ma'am

As Luke gets up from the seat, he picks up his bag and approaches the exit

"Wait" Miss Diane speaks, "Do you know that little shit that yells out without any manners?"

After a short moment of laughter he answers her question

"No ma'am"

"Are you sure? I could ease stuff with you and her before you get home"

"Yes I am" He replies

"How about I don't tell her at all" / "Really?"

"Yeah"

Luke gracefully replies "Miss Diane, even if I knew, I'd never tell, we students have a code with us you know, I ain't snitchin' If you really were a student you should know that"

"OK then fine you got me, you may go, good luck getting home"

"Bye Luke" She says

Luke makes an impression of Miss Diane saying "Nyai Nyuk"

"Hehe... what a charming kid" Miss Diane says, she then proceeds checking the homework booklets the students submitted.

Rustling...

Rustling.....

Somewhere in between out of the school and almost home, Luke Junior walks slowly along the pathway to home from the school bus point. While walking he starts to think about many things of his life. He starts to regret forgetting about the homework

"How did I forget, the whole week how did a single simple task not cross my small mind"

As he complains suddenly he finds himself near the door step of his home.

He exhales.... Hallucinations start to emerge out of his mind predicting the situation that he'll find soon after he opens the door

Lightly exhales..... "Be a man Luke, it's not so scary, Or is it? Oh hell I don't know.....

Meanwhile

Inside the house/opposite side of the door

A woman walking around the living room, randomly switching sitting poses and settling positions as she was eagerly waiting for her son to get home. Such definition and manner of unease could be compared with that of a politician awaiting for the election results to come out/Or even worse, waiting for your phone to fully charge just so you can unplug it and resume $$%&@%

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