This story runs parallel to Carol's School Tales, and it is about the teacher Miss Newark. You don't really need to read the first story, those of you who have might recognise situations that overlap from one story to the other. One small change I've made to Gillian is her age.
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I never really noticed him at first. He was just one of pupils, more interested in sports than anything else. Pete was a good swimmer, and the games tutor had high hopes of him making something of himself in the pool. Pete was 18 years old, 5'11" tall and had a fit body; I mean fit as in physically fit. I don't know why I became attracted to him it just sort of happened. What he saw in me I didn't know either. I'm average, average looks, average body, and a 29 year old average teacher.
I tend to distance myself from the kids I teach. I show them this hard image at school. I have to be bossy to stop them running all over me. In my private life I'm the exact opposite. My friends find it amusing that I am like two different people. A lot of the kids think I'm like an old maid. Old at 29! I've got auburn hair that I keep in a loose perm, and I have A to B-cup breasts on a slim figure, and I'm 5' 4" tall.
I dress in long flowing skirts with baggy tops almost a hippy style if you like, and flat comfortable shoes for standing around all day. Most people seem to think I'm in my late thirties because of how I dress. I don't suppose the glasses help much; I don't really need them but it sort of goes with the image. So what Pete saw in me I quite honestly don't know?
I concentrated on getting myself a teaching job in my early years, and looking after my disabled mother. I did have sex a few times but it was rare. I have only had 3 recent lovers all disasters. The first I dumped 3 years ago after he started getting rough with me. The second was a real charmer. So charming I ended up giving him my life savings to invest in this plan, which he said would double my money in 2 years. Yep gullible that's me, handing over Β£4500 that I would never see again. Nor the bastard who ran off with it!
The third, well he was married and I didn't know, not until I had some woman banging on my door at midnight, screaming at me to leave her husband alone.
That was my love life in a nutshell. I used to go out with my friends but I was never into picking up men just for sex, especially after what had happened. So here I am without a boyfriend or a fuck for 18 months.
So to Pete and how it all began, he was down in the swimming pool after school practicing for the area finals of the school competition. I watched Mr Bird answer his mobile phone. He seemed to be looking round some what agitated. I rushed down to the pool.
"Ah Gillian I've got a crisis at home could you watch Pete. I, I have to go."
I nodded. Thinking to myself you fucking bastard, he was the married man who I had had sex with. He had only moved to the school just over 18 months ago, and I didn't know he was married. Not until his wife banged on my door. He wanted to carry on seeing me, even last week he asked if he could take me to dinner. He didn't understand why I slapped his face. Asshole!
I watched Pete doing his lengths of the pool. I didn't know much about swimming, but he seemed to do it effortlessly with long easy strokes. I waited there for a few minutes really wanting to get home. He stopped and came over to the side.
"Where's Bird Miss?"
"Mr Bird to you, he has had to go home."
I watched Pete pull himself out of the pool.
"Ouch fuck!" he screeched.
I saw blood pouring from his thigh.
"Where's your towel?"
"In the locker room Miss," he replied, and then grimaced.
I looked around for something to stop the bleeding; it was gushing down his leg and really looked like quite a lot. He hauled himself onto the side.
"God there's nothing here," I said in panic.
I felt the buttons on my blouse.
"Go on Miss I dare you to take it off," he said clutching his thigh.
OK this is me remember, little Miss Timid. But at school I had a reputation as a bit of a bitch. I couldn't let him see my soft side, so I just ripped off my blouse and pressed it to his wound.
"Hold it there I've got to get to a phone."
When I ran back outside Pete was sat back against a wall. I knelt down and put pressure on his leg. I couldn't believe the amount of blood he had lost. I was panting too, with having to run across the school. My breasts in the little white bra heaved up and down.
"The ambulance is on its way. Oh god you are going to need stitches."
"Miss your nipple is sticking out Miss."
I pulled my bra covering my nipple feeling my face going red at the same time.
Pete's hand was on my shoulder as he grimaced due to the pain.
"Don't worry Miss I won't tell anyone I saw your tits."
"That's enough," I said, trying to tell him off.
I sat there holding his leg in my blood soaked blouse. My mind wandered to what he had said and what he had seen. I then became aware of a slight bulge in his swimming trunks. I glanced at him; his eyes were shut tight because of the pain. I let myself take another glance at his trunks. Quickly I stopped my mind from having such thoughts about one of my pupils. Even if he was 18 it still wasn't right.
"God where is that bloody ambulance?" I snapped in frustration.
"God you swear too then Miss?" he said, and then grunted with pain again.
"Sorry," I mumbled.
I saw his eyes start to drop like he was relaxing.
"Don't you dare go to sleep, Pete, Pete?"
I knew I couldn't let him fall asleep. I looked at the trail of blood on the path trying to work out how much he had lost.
"Am I going to die Miss?"
"Nobody dies on me at school."
"They might fall asleep though when, when you're teaching though Miss," he mumbled and then chuckled.
The sound of the ambulance in the distance made me feel a little relieved.
"I hope you don't dare fall asleep in my lessons?"
He chuckled again and then coughed.
"Fuck it hurts Miss," he said with a gulp.
He lent against me. His damp head went on my chest. I began tentatively stroking his hair. I could feel his sharp panting breath on the swell of my left breast. Something that I hadn't felt for ages began to stir within me. Quickly I pushed his head up.
"Don't fall asleep."
I heard running footsteps and two ambulance men took over. I gave them the details as best I could remember.