Chapter 02: Orla's Accident
Jamal took a shower and got dressed. He felt like a real stud, fucking married white sluts was a fantasy that was pretty popular in his neighborhood. He'd never really thought about it himself. The fucking "Head Nurse"! Yeah, she gave sweeeet head.
A bit dazed, he was walking to French class, where he was meant to be right after practice. He got to the corridor, and could see the closed classroom door. Just then, the bell rang.
Shit! He thought, I missed French! He looked up at the French room door, expecting to see his classmates clear out, but a bunch of Sophomores piled out instead.
Fuck! He thought, What is this shit? What's the time anyways?
Madame L'OrΓ©al came to the door of the classroom. She was giving some kid a telling off, when she spotted him.
"Monsieur Jamal, why were you not in my class today? You 'ave the audacity to appear 'ere at going 'ome time? Why, I should give you detention." She wasn't best pleased.
"Madame-"
"Non, Jamal, get in 'ere, you are in real trouble, Monsieur." Jamal was alright with just about anything right then, Nurse Dixon's skills still putting a smile on his face. In he went.
"Skipping classes is not acceptable, we shall 'ave to bring the Principle into this."
"I'm sorry, Madame, I was in physio. Nurse Dixon was treating me." And what a treat it was!
"Convenient, Monsieur. I just 'eard 'er speed out of the car park. She can not corroborate your story."
"Come on, anyone on the team can, the Coach, too, this is unfair, you can't do this."
"I'll tell you what I can or can't do, Monsieur. I can make sure you cover today's lesson, so get started while I try to contact your Coach. Your team mates will 'ave gone 'ome."
Jamal wasn't in the mood to argue. His earlier treatment had sucked all of the stress from his body, among other things. He got his French books out and got started on the work.
Orla was a top student, and she often stayed late at school. Teachers would often ask her to help them with some small tasks around the place while she was there, cleaning blackboards, setting up experiments, etc. It gave her a chance to ask the teachers for help if she was confused by anything. Just so happened that today she was having some trouble with French.
She arrived at Madame L'OrΓ©al's French room to find her sitting on a desk with Jamal on the chair in front of her. The French teacher looked a little flustered.
"Ah, Orla, I was just finding out what makes it so 'ard for Jamal in French." She said, turning around. "Are you 'ere to 'elp me out, or is it you who needs some 'elp?"
Orla looked at Jamal, sensing that there would be some chance here, somehow.
"A bit of both, really." She smiled, "Do you need any help?"
"Oui, Orla. I am going to see the principle, can you 'elp Jamal 'ere. 'ee is 'aving some difficulties."
"Sure thing, Madame." I'll 'elp him out of those pants.
"Thank you, Orla." She swirled and left.
"What you in detention for?" Orla asked, keen to break the ice.
"Madame thinks I skipped class, but I was in the treatment room with Nurse Dixon."
I know, she thought, "What was wrong?"
"Not sure," he answered, truthfully, "I got something weird going on down there," he gestured vaguely at his legs, "she gave me something to take down the swelling," he said with a glint in his eye, "and told me to come back tomorrow." He felt like he should keep the true events quiet, at least for now. Less likely to have a repeat otherwise!
"That took a whole two hours?" Orla was sceptical, even though she had seen him in there.
"Yeah, she took a while to see me, and there was quite a lengthy exam, and a lot of massaging. She said she'd never seen anything like it. She bandaged me up tight, too, not sure what that's meant to do, though." None of that had been a lie, and he was pretty happy about the whole thing, so he came across as genuine, at least to Orla.
"Does it hurt?"
"No, its not sore. I mean it was sore, but its calmed down." He smiled.
"Guess Nurse Dixon's treatment helped after all." She smiled back. He smiled even wider.
Suddenly, Madame L'OrΓ©al burst in.
"The Principal says I cannot detain you, Jamal. You can go. Orla, would you mind if I 'elped you tomorrow, I 'ave to go." She certainly looked flustered now.
"No problem Madame. Everything OK?"
"Oui, tomorrow, OK." She stormed off.
"You want a ride home, basketball star?" Asked Orla.
"You don't know where I live, girl." Jamal answered.
"It's in the city, tho, right? So it'd be something to do for like half an hour. Besides, Grandfather says we should help our injured brethren." Jamal smiled.
"Shit, yeah. I clean forgot about you. You're the religious nut, huh? You're not gonna convert me, you know!"
"I'm not a nut, fuckwad. I'm not trying to convert you either, I just thought with your leg and all... Nevermind."