History Class

Lauren took a deep breath as they approached the door to the history class. She reluctantly entered the class where a man with gray hair and an ugly comb over stood in front of the room. Behind him was a chalkboard. Yes, he was the only professor with a blackboard still. Part of another reason why Lauren hated his class. He used chalk and it would squeak on the board.

“Lauren… how surprising,” Mr. Harrison said. “What brings you to class for a change?”

Michelle raised her eyebrow. “What do you mean? Hasn’t Lauren been attending this class for several months now?”

Mr. Harrison grinned as he said. “Actually, Lauren hasn’t shown up since the first day of class. Actually, she’s dangerously close to failing. I’m willing to give Lauren a chance to bring her grade back up though. I think a few sessions after school will definitely make up for her lack of attendance.”

Lauren wanted to vomit. “I’m not spending time with you after school,” Lauren said.

“Yes you will,” Michelle said. “I can’t believe you’ve been skipping class! You will do whatever it takes to get your grades back up. I don’t care what it is at this point.”

Lauren’s jaw dropped as she saw Mr. Harrison’s face which had a creepy grin on it. “Now to begin, why don’t you help teach the class today, Lauren,” Mr. Harrison said. “We’re covering a historical event that you might actually be able to talk about.”

“Which is?” Lauren asked.

“Women’s suffrage,” Mr. Harrison said as he sat down in his chair. “Go on. Why don’t you explain what women’s suffrage was and why we should care about it.”

Lauren gulped as she stared at the class who was all watching everything unfolding.