MISTER TEACHER

I wake up to see myself cuddled in someone's arms. Before I can scream, it loosens its grip on me, and I look back but can't see anyone. I stare at the ceilings, and at those beds. Heaving a sigh of relief, I move near them and I can see some snoring so quietly, and some sleeping with half eyes closed. Then who held me? It's May 20 today, I came late to school. In the next eleven months and few weeks, I'll clock Eighteen and find my mate.

I crawl up to the boxes of each student, and nearly getting there, an object flies on top on my hand. Before I can raise my hand to swat shit, it has gone. I sigh again, and go to my box directly. I open it, and a garlic overtakes the other provision, as it falls to the ground. I quickly pick it up, and return it. What I can only remember last night is that Rose nearly destroyed my life because a garlic dropped from my bag and I picked it up while threatening her with it. If not for other friends who had to shift immediately so as to stop Rose. Maybe that's why they are still asleep. Crawling on the tiles, I look up and see a big wall clock. I stand immediately, making an happy sound, and looking back to check if others woke up due to that. No. I look at the wall clock but I can't see it clearly. I climb my box, and I see that it is 6am. Oh wow! Let me get ready before these dudes get up. Stylishly snapping up my body, I undress my clothes in the room, pack them into a part in the travel bag,picking up the school uniform down for me. I open the Bathroom's door, and luckily, I find a bath tub. But It is very dirty. I guess these four students share only a tub. I prefer direct bathing then.

In twenty minutes, I am done. I scrub my face with a towel, and I spread it on the shower I used. I enter the room, and give all of them the up and down look. I tuck in my shirt, and then my skirts. I sit down on one of the unused towels near Jess's box, and wait for them to wake. Twenty minutes fly away, they are still asleep. Another twenty minutes, still asleep. Now, it is 7am. I am forced to go and wake them up. I go there, and tap Rose's shoulders. She doesn't budge.

"What's wrong?" I say.

No one replies but Anna changes her position of sleeping, on her bed.

"Anna? You up?" I say, and see her eyes still red and desiring much more sleep. She pats her bed with her left hand while covering her mouth while yawning with her right hand. I move near her, and she encourages me to lay beside her.

"It's time for school." I whisper but she ignores me, and soon dozes off. I sit on her bed, staring at her and others annoyingly. Immediately 8 am ticks, they all jerk awake, and face one another, aimlessly staring at the nook and crannies of the room. They see that I'm dressed, and squint their eyes to confirm that. I can see snubs in their faces, as they yawn and go straight to their boxes.

"Aren't we going to school? It's a minute past eight already." I say, and Rose nods.

"Sophia, how are you? Did you sleep well?" She asks, as she moves into the bath room and probably into the bath tub.

"I'm good. I hope you slept well too."

"Yes, I did." Then she opens the door.

"Who owns this towel?" She yells from the tub, and i run to snatch it from her. I forget to Knock, I rush inside, and she tucks herself deeper into the tub, motioning to me to get lost. I shrug. Why can't I enter here, are you a male?

In twenty minutes, the four girls are prepared. I look back and see that each of them has worn a shoe and clutched bags onto their backs. I do the same, and we both get out of the house, slamming the door behind.

"The assembly is in ten minutes." Rose says.

"How far is the school from here?" I ask.

"If we trek, it will take at least thirty minutes but the other way round will only take us a few seconds." She replies.

"What's the other way round?"

"Shifting." Jessica says, and her eyes grow into a thick ball with dark grey colors, almost protruding. Others do the same except Jess and she was right, it only took them few seconds. I look at Rose, not knowing what to do.

"Let's trek together." She says.

"But it's late." I respond anxiously.

"Rose said we should trek together. Just let's go!" She replies, and we take to our heels. Running as if we are being pursued. When we can't run any longer, we hold onto ourselves, and gasp. There and then, a taxi driver approaches and asks us to come inside. I tell Rose that I can't pay a dime, and she says the same. I squint my eyes at the taxi driver, and I notice the face looks familiar.

"Sophie? It's Ben. Get in quickly!" He sharply says, and I look at Rose, she looks back at me, and we both get inside the car. I thought of avoiding Ben, and Rose. But I happen to be in a car with both of them. Good lord, save me.

He drives into the school's parking lot, and I can see variety of buildings and postals. I can see a room with an encryption: "SHIFTING ROOM."

I now know Werewolves and Vampires are rampant here. I and Rose alight, and thank Ben for saving our ass. We run through the school compound, looking for our class. No assembly today but classes has resumed. I and Rose enter the class, and sit. Immediately we sit, a Teacher walks into the class with a tight gaze fixed on me.

"Who are you?" This is the first question he will ask, and I shudder, looking at Rose for an answer. Rose makes a move to stand but the teacher stops her, demonstrating with his hands. All eyes are on me now, and I'm unsure of what to do.

"She's a new student here." Jessica replies from the back seat.

"So she can't answer the question herself?" The Teacher says, and moves near my seat. I push back the table, and almost stand up but a student grabs hold of my hand, telling me to sit with his eyes. It is a male though, I can see him smiling widely as he knows that I obeyed him.

"What is your name?" We are now at a stone's throw to each other.

"I'm Sophia." I say, and he keeps quiet. Then he straightens up and moved back to the entrance of the class. "From which pack?" He asks again, and I keep quiet.

"Meet me after this class." He says, and flips through a textbook, whispering as he thinks of what to teach.

He immediately packs all his books, and moves out of class. The class chatter, and Rose walk up to my seat. She cuddles my hands, and we both follow the teacher to his office.