RANDALL WAS writing the homework assignment on the blackboard when the school bell rang. The children jumped to their feet and rushed toward the door. “Don’t even think about it! Sit down and copy this homework assignment before you leave my class! You’ll be quizzed on Thursday.” “But Ms. Randall, it’s Halloween!” Melissa whined. “Can’t we wait until next week?” Ms. Randall slapped the eraser down hard on her desk and gave Melissa an evil stare. Melissa quickly opened her notebook and began copying down the assignment along with the rest of the class. Samantha laughed when she saw Melissa being put in check. “Do you have something funny you’d like to share with the class, Ms. Payne?” “No, ma’am.” “Then why are you disrupting my class?” She walked over to Samantha’s desk and stood over her. “I can see you need to be taught a lesson.” Samantha stared down at her desk, afraid to look Ms. Randall in the eye. She was more intimidating than old Mrs. Adams.
