Teaching her a lesson

, though only a hair

and we'll talk about this, figure out the next step

ed out of the room. Was that a smirk I'd caught on her lips? M

iformed brutes body slamming mouthy preteens, but our Louisa was a genuine asset. This wasn't the first time I'd seen her work her magic, but th

's been in a heck of a mood today -- I caught her cheating, and she mad

doing that, but she'd earned the right. "You'd think for someone who cheats as of

with her. Though I suppose you and Taylo

ship with the new social studies teacher had been a source of quite a little bit of gossip when it started last fall, but by now

she pounced on me like that. I had no idea how

with that stuff. I don't even know what I'm going to do with her for this. Under a month to graduati

knew well enough what kind of future she had in store for her in a town like this with no diploma. Bye bye income. Bye bye opportu

to burn. Don't even know why they send it to me. Anyway, read about this new riot suppressor they got, more humane than tear gas, sucks the fight right out of 'em.

y my second period's been lately,

and she patted my shoulder. "You OK? Might not be a bad idea to see the nurse. Sometimes

I think I'll

et's do this." The trained officer took a deep breath, bra

agazine in my mailbox with a post-it from Louisa. "Discount on bulk?" it read, with a win

d the bold letters at the

e mailroom for close to an hour when Officer Barbour arrived. S

ng, Lo

Mr. Canon. Ho

ly professionally, so I honestly wasn't sure. "Doing all right, but the week is youn

e time I could get her parents to come pick her up, it was going on five, so I figured I'd finish it up this morning.

I was only wondering if, maybe, w

ing a teacher like that... that's crossing a big line.

ng out. I feel like I owe it to myself to give it one last s

ed to let things like