emmersmacks:Im fourteen
emmersmacks:I totally could say that if I wanted
emmersmacks:But I wont cause I need a good grade on this test
Apocalypse_Cow:are you going to have him again next semester?
emmersmacks:No this is the last class with him
emmersmacks:But hes the only one who teaches it so if I dont pass I have to take it with him again
Apocalypse_Cow:that’s bullshit. you should go to the department head and say he’s discriminating against you because of your age.
4:31 p.m. (MirkerLurker has joined the message)
MirkerLurker:What’s going on?
Apocalypse_Cow:em’s shitty calc teacher keeps singling her out and making fun of her in class because of how young she is.
emmersmacks:Hes not making fun of me
emmersmacks:He calls me a baby every time I point out something wrong with his equations
emmersmacks:Like I was the one who got the answer wrong and Im just upset about it or something
I love that about Max and Emmy. Weeks without a long conversation, and they let me back into the fold like nothing has changed.
MirkerLurker:That sounds like he’s making fun of you.
MirkerLurker:Actually, it sounds like he’s an asshole. Teachers who call their students babies are assholes, no matter what the ages of the parties involved. You should tell the department head.
emmersmacks:Yeah
emmersmacks:Maybe
emmersmacks:Like I said, I just have to get through the rest of this semester and pass and then I dont have to see him again
Apocalypse_Cow:we’re serious, em. this is not okay. he shouldn’t be doing things like that.
emmersmacks:Can we change the topic now??
“Got a little winded, Eggs?”
I jump and look up. Dad trots back down the trail, smiling until he sees the phone in my hands. I try to stuff it back in my pocket, but it’s too late.
“I told you I wasn’t feeling good,” I say, picking myself up and brushing my pants off.
“I thought we said no phones?”
“You must have only said it to Church and Sully. I didn’t hear it.”
“Eggs.”
I climb up the trail past him. “I was talking to my friends.”
“But this is family time. I’m sure your friends will understand when we get back in a few days.” He catches up to me like he was walking beside me the whole time, and holds out his hand.
I still don’t hand it over. “It was important stuff.”
