Miss Otaku

Caught in the Act

Slowly, I walked into the gate and entered inside the school. With my head bowed as usual, I walked towards my classroom.

No one bullied me this morning. What happened? I frowned. This is so unusual. I have already been used to cruel treatments whenever I entered inside the gates of this school and I have been numb about it. However, what happened now? Why is no one pushing me to the ground? I frowned.

I continued to walk but the more I reached near my classroom, the more I frowned. There is no single student on the aisle. What happened? Could it be that the class is suspended? But for what reason? There was no announcement whatsoever.

Relaxing, I walked towards the classroom. The door is closed. Why? Normally, it is open at this time. Brushing all thoughts aside, I went near. I reached for the knob and was about to turn it when I felt that I was tossed mercilessly away from it after I felt some shocking sensation entering my body. It all happened in an instant that I was not able to take my hands away from the knob.

Blag!

“Ahhhhhhh!” I shouted. It's painful. I can feel my tingling sensations on my butt and I can feel the pain radiating up to my back.

Creak!

“We did it! We did it! Hahahaha!” Terry, one of my classmates, shouted victoriously.

“Hahahahaha!” All the other students laughed.

“Eiy, the good-for-nothing student flew from the door. How stupid!” Armand, another classmate said and shook his head as he stared despicably at me.

“Look at her face. Look at her eyes. For the first time, her hair was moved away from that stupid-looking face! Hahahahaha!” Tricia, another classmate observed.

Surprised at that comment, I lifted up my hand and hurriedly hid my eyes. Of all things, I didn’t want anybody looking at my eyes. That’s why I have been growing my bangs down to the level of my nose so that I could hide them. My mom says that my expression is easily read on my eyes so I don’t want to show them to anyone.

“Look, Miss Flat Affect is hiding her eyes again! Hahahahahaha!” Marlene shouted.

“Hahahaha!”

I feel numb, at least my body does. But honestly, so does my heart. I can feel a tingling sensation all over my body. Perhaps, the electricity is still there. Because of constant exposure to t*****e and pain, I felt that my heart is already numb from all sorts of wickedness that everyone is doing to me.

Letting out a heavy sigh, I struggled to sit down.However, my body slumped down again after an attempt. After a few more tries, I slowly stood up and dragged my heavy body inside the classroom and towards my chair in the corner of the classroom. All this I did silently with a bowed head. I didn’t confront the one who set up the electrocution or those who bullied me. I just don’t mind at all.

“Hey, remove all the wires. The teacher is coming!” one of my classmates announced nervously after a while.

I heard some movements around me but I didn’t mind raising my head at all. I just don’t care whether my classmates get caught of doing something wrong or not.

“What’s this?!”

I heard Miss Em shout with surprise in her voice. “Why are there wires inside the classroom?!”

Silence. Nobody dared to talk.

“Speak!” Miss Em shouted angrily again. “Speak or I will report all of you to the discipline committee of the school!”

Everybody flinched. Discipline committee. That’s the committee they all dreaded to go to. Once they do, they won't be able to come out with a clearance without undergoing school service.

“T-teacher...” Terry said nervously. “I-it’s her...”

Silence. At this point, I didn’t know what is happening since I dared not to raise my head at all. That’s why I didn’t know that Terry pointed her index finger at me.

“Stand up, Lily Brown,” Miss Em said with authority.

I flinched. Why am I being called? I swallowed. Realizing that I might be the escape goat as usual, I slowly stood up. No one would believe me even if I speak the truth anyway. Besides, this happening is not new. I have been subjected to this kind of blame and humiliation before. Also, I was bullied even by my teachers in the past for being poor and pitiful. No one would believe me so why should I speak for myself? Struggling, I put my hands on the desk and tried to help myself up. However, after an attempt, I slumped back on the chair. 

"Ahhhh!" I shouted. At this point, I can feel pain on my whole body. Maybe, it came unnoticed once the numbness was gone. 

“Lily!” Miss Em shouted when she saw my inability.

I flinched. I could never get used to her shouts. Scared of being scolded, I tried all my best to stand up. However, the more I did, the more I felt dizzy. I frowned. Perhaps, this is an impact of my tossing a while back because of the impact of the electric current on my body. I just didn’t feel it immediately. However, with all my might, I helped myself up again and then -

Blag!

“Lily Brown!” the teacher shouted the moment Lily’s body fell on the cold floor. Seeing her fainted student, she ran and felt her pulse. Ascertaining her faint pulse, she took out her cellphone and dialed a number.

“Send the nurse here. One student fainted.”

She closed her cellphone after that short conversation with the person on the other line. Then she sat near Lily’s head and raised it gently. Brushing her hair aside, she noticed her beautiful eyes.

A few minutes later, two male nurses wearing their scrub suits appeared on the door. One is holding a folded stretcher.

“Miss Em, we’re here!” one of them shouted.

“She fainted,” Miss Em reported immediately. "Her pulse is faint. She may be a victim of electrocution.”

All the students flinched the moment they heard what she said. They looked at each other. She knows, Miss Em knows the truth!

“Okay,” one male nurse said and laid the stretcher on the floor. With one stroke, it opened.

“Miss Em, we’ll carry her to the clinic first so she could be treated there,” the other nurse said and took her head from Miss Em’s gentle hands.

The other nurse automatically knows what to do. Carrying Lily’s legs, both of them smoothly placed her on the stretcher. Soon, they carried her out of the room.

“Class, you have gone too far,” Miss Em stood and said after the nurses took Lily out of the classroom. “I don’t care if you are rich or powerful people’s kids. You would all go through the Discipline Committee.”

All the students are stunned. This is Miss Em speaking, bearing the scariest teacher's image in this entire school. She was never scared of anyone in the past since she is from a rich and powerful family herself. What’s more, she has the reputation of making any student do what she wants regardless of the consequences.

“It’s Terry, it’s Terry’s idea!” Marlene shouted.

Hearing this, Terry's eyes widened in shock. She is being blamed. 

“That’s true!” Armand seconded.

“Yes, yes!” Some other students shouted in chorus.

“Shut up, all of you!” Miss Em said with enlarged eyes. “All of you will go through the punishment. You all participated by your acquiescence. No one even refuted Terry’s idea after all.”

At this, all jaws dropped. She’s right.