What am I gonna do? I ask frantically in my head. She is nowhere near her sister! While the headmistress oozes a languid exterior, this one is the complete opposite. What kind of teacher in their right mind would come into her class drunk? What if she got a concussion after hitting her head hard? What if she won't wake up anymore?
What will I freak do? Panic eating me, I start pacing around. s**t, focus Mariah! But I don’t know what to do!
I shake my head, reaching for my professor's right hand. I feel her pulse. She's only sleeping. Thank goodness! "Ms. Cortez!" I yank her up but she won't stir. "Ms. Cortez!" Still, nothing is working; she even starts snoring loudly!
"What's happening here?" My ears perk up with the sound of the familiar voice.
I jump for joy, turn on my back, and
