Wednesday, January 20, 2010

"There's a Picture Attached"

My English Teacher is one of those teachers that confiscates your phone if it rings during class and keeps it for a while, so the class was all intrigued when we heard a noticeable vibrating sound in the silence after one of my teacher's, we'll call him Mr. U, comments.

"TJ, give me your phone," Mr. U said.

TJ reluctantly took his phone from his pocket and held it out to Mr. U. Mr. U took it before TJ even got a chance to see what it was.

The entire class watched Mr. U. Depending on what it was, punishment could range from phone confiscation for a day to detention to I-take-your-phone-and-keep-it-until-your-parents-take-it-from-me.

"Hmm, a text message." Mr. U looked at it. "Is this from your girlfriend?"

The class watched TJ's face turn red.

"Oh, there's a picture attached," Mr. Y fiddled with TJ's phone a little, then a serious expression came over his face.

TJ's face was bright red and he looked extremely worried. Everybody was barely holding back laughter over TJ's face. I don't think anyone in the class had ever seen him look this scared.

"TJ, see me after class." Mr. U tucked the phone into his desk, his face still serious.

TJ looked as though he were on the verge of tears - or fainting.

There was a silence in the class for about ten seconds, nobody knowing quite what to do. Should they laugh at TJ's expression or should they try their hardest not to so that TJ isn't even more embarrassed?

Then Mr. U offered an answer to everybody's problems. "Just Kidding," he said, smiling.

I swear, the class was laughing for ten minutes.

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