Mary My Student

Episode 8

I was still sitting in my office trying to wrap my head around the whole incident of Mr Collins’s rape accusation. This was being felt in all the classes, the students were quiet and almost emotional, even when it was time for break nobody went out frustrating the lady at the canteen who was sure of making it big but was disappointed as nobody showed up. This happens when something bad happens to your favorite teacher, you wouldn’t believe he did something bad even if he actually did.
I had somehow managed to keep my grieve aside during the class.

I couldn’t and would never believe that Mr Collins raped a student, he was so god-fearing, so devoted to his wife, so open and pure. I know that a hell lot of money was being spent on the whole saga to prevent Mr Collins from going to jail. Though I would have loved to hear Mr Collins side of the story but he had quickly packed and left the town without volunteering any explanation.
I was still contemplating when the door opened and I knew it was Rita, I had urged her not to bother knocking anytime she comes to see me. ” At least she would take my mind’s of this bad thoughts.” I thought.
Rita opened the door and sashayed in with her trademark smile. She seemed to be getting prettier each passing and I liked that. She didn’t bother a good afternoon, it wasn’t important. She walked over to me and offered her lips and we kissed.
” Do you know why I’m here darling?” She asked with a bit of seriousness.
” Of course to give me my kiss and hug.” I replied. ” C’mmon come sit on my laps. She moved over and sat down on my laps and looked at me in the face.

” What happened to your friend, do you believe he did that?”

” No I don’t. I replied truthfully. ” It is something really unheard of him to do.”
” So who do you suspect?”
” I don’t really have a suspect, maybe a jealous friend or a malicious neighbor, raped the girl and set him up and unfortunately he became a victim.”

” So you never suspect the girl?”
” No i don’t, she doesn’t look like a person that can fake being raped and cost an innocent teacher his job.”

” You’re such an expert in knowing people. I can’t believe you’ve never suspected that little witch.” The smile had left her face and she was all serious with a bit of irritation. ” For your information, that witch set up the poor man because she might have offered her body to the man in return for one thing or the other and the man turned him down so she employs the most painful way to reward the man for his loyalty and honesty.
I shrugged. ” That seems a bit far-fetched, don’t you think?”

” Well as you can put it, but the real reason I came here is to inform you that you’re next.” She said with no hint of a joke.
I looked at her with some kind of alarm.
” What do you mean by that baby?”
Rita looked at me quietly for a moment before she replied.

” I mean you are next to be dismissed on grounds of rape, you are next to be sent away with a scathing remark following you,
You are next to be jacked into a corner by that witch! Mary!”

I chuckled” look baby, I don’t get any of what you are trying to point out, why would see come for me?”
” Has she been doing well in your English classes?”

” No!, She’s always among the lowest, she might be a beauty but no brains unlike you.”
This caused her to smile.

” Who’s going to be handling agricultural science now?”
” Me of course.”
” And you think she wouldn’t come.