Sitting at her desk, Laura was in a daze while looking out through the classroom window. She had the perfect view of the school's over-17's football team as they practiced on the pitch. She wondered to herself just why they were so good at the game, yet total arseholes on a personal level. Suddenly a loud crack jolted her out of her thoughts as Mr. Montgomery whacked his pointer stick against his desk. "Miss Penny!" he shouted. "I hate to tear you away from ogling the boys on the pitch, but can you re-join the lesson?!"
Red-faced and trying to hide her face from her giggling classmates, Laura sheepishly replied, "Y-yes Sir. Sorry Sir!"
"See me after class" he said, in that no nonsense way he had. You knew you were in for it when you had to stay behind.
Laura gave a slightly audible groan. She was meant to go straight home today as she was due to go on a bike ride with her mum. This was the new Friday 'together time' her overbearing mum had concocted as a way of trying to bring her out of her shell. Laura knew she was a quiet girl, but she just liked to keep herself to herself. Less drama that way, except the girls in her class called her a weirdo for it. But she didn't really care what they thought of her. Thirty very slow minutes later, the bell rang and finally the English literature class was over, as well as the end of the school day. As everyone happily scrambled to get out of the room, Laura tried to make her escape, walking fast with her head down, her long black hair covering her face. "Excuse me, Miss Penny, you're not leaving yet!" Mr Montgomery said with such assertiveness, it made her jump.
"S-sorry Sir." She grumbled, still looking down.
"Come over here, in front of my desk," he said.
Laura gave a sigh and walked over, finally looking at her teacher. He was sitting back in his chair and looking at her intently. His light blue eyes almost looking through her, holding her gaze. Her face burned red again and she could feel a quiver in her legs as her anxiety flared up. He was really good looking, actually. He's got grey hair and is in his late 30's. He's quite fit really, for a teacher. Mr Montgomery didn't say anything, but he was looking up at her and smiling slightly. Finally after a minute or two, he spoke. "Laura, I've noticed that your grades have been slipping over the last few weeks. You seem to be very... distracted." He said, pensively. "Now, you know I have little patience when it comes to my pupils letting things go a bit, or a lot in your case." he added dryly. "But I'm aware you're not quite like other pupils here and maybe you need...some extra guidance. You know, to get your mind to the work set in front of you."
"Therefore," he continued, "Starting now, as punishment for falling behind, you will clean the desks and the board every day for the next week. You will stay until at least 4:15pm, once I've inspected your duty. Is that understood?"
Feeling as if she was about to cry, Laura stuttered, "B-b-but Sir! My mum is expecting me home in 10 minutes. We have plans! She'll get mad if I don't show up!"
"Don't get yourself in a state." He replied calmly. "I'll contact her right now and say you're getting much needed extra tutoring. This is your A-levels we're talking about!"
Laura visibly relaxed her shoulders and held her head up. "Okay, thanks Sir."
With that, Mr Montgomery stood up, fixed his tie and headed to the door. As he was walking out, he called back, "Go get a cloth and bucket of soapy water from the store room. I expect to see you cleaning by the time I get back!"
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Having made the phone call to a rather disgruntled Mrs Penny, Montgomery grabbed a quick mug of coffee from the staff room and headed back up to his classroom. He noticed most of the other teachers had gone home already and there was just the Head and his secretary, as well as the librarian and a few janitorial staff around. Still sipping his mediocre coffee, he stopped short of opening his door and stared in. The sight in the room sparked something in him that's normally reserved for other times and places.
"Laura Penny..." he thought to himself. "Holy shit." He watched as she was bending over the central desk in the room, stretching to wash it over with a damp cloth. Her pleated skirt was rolled up at the waist like most other girls', but hers seemed shorter than most. He could see almost to the top of her thighs and her pale skin looked delicate like porcelain. She had tied her hair up in a messy ponytail with wisps of her ebony hair around her face. She moved to the side of the table to continue her task and he could see her fitted white blouse was now unbuttoned near the top. He could see the top of her bra and a generous cleavage, for her age.