Ms. Horner was leading a discussion about their class book in her English class. All students had turned their desks to make a large circle and the discussion was going well. As all teachers hope for, the conversation developed and stopped being dependent on her probing questions. They were discussing how the book connects to current events on their own without her constant interjections. She initially took diligent notes on which students were participating and which ones let others led the discussion, but her notes trailed off as the period dragged on. She had to pee and it became too hard to focus on anything else.
She sat there with her legs crossed waiting for that bell to ring. She kept glancing at the clock, hoping it would move faster. At first she tapped her pen on the desk, but that grew distracting for the students so she moved her hand to her thigh where she could squeeze her leg. She let her nails dig in; the pain helped her stay focused.
Eventually the bell did ring and the students immediately filed out of the room. Ms. Horner placed her palms on the desk and slowly rose to her feet, for sudden movements could cause an accident at this point.
She turned around and bumped into a large male that was standing right behind her. Ms. Horner jumped back and let out a small shriek. Her foot bumped into her chair and she started to fall, but the large male reached out to assist her. One hand grabbed her elbow while the other wrapped around her back.
"Drew, don't do that to me." Ms. Horner said as he helped steady her.
"I'm sorry Ms. Horner. I never wanted to do something to you that you wouldn't like," Drew said while still holding her.
Ms. Horner was now standing firmly on her two feet and then she bent her knees. It was a move to help her hold in her bladder, but Drew interpreted it as her starting to fall again. His hands gripped her closer and his foot took a small step to half the distance between them.
Ms. Horner was short, only coming in at 5' 3". She was wearing 2-inch heels, but that still left her significantly shorter than Drew who was about six feet tall. He was broad shouldered too and muscular, a star of the lacrosse team. A big part of her classroom management was to keep students sitting because she felt so powerless now with him towering over her petite frame. She clenched her teeth and loudly took a deep breath. "I'm fine now," she said sternly while looking straight ahead into his chest.
Drew pulled his hands back. The one holding her elbow just released, but the one around her back slid against her body as he drew it back. That hand came down and around as he so that his fingertips lightly brushed over the top of her ass cheek. Still coming down and around his palm slid against her hip before finally drawing it back to his side.
"I was hoping to talk to you about my English paper."
"Yea sure, what's your question?" Ms. Horner said as she glanced over at the clock.
"I was wondering why I got a D on it. I worked really hard on this paper."
"Define worked hard. You had 3 weeks to do it. Being up late the night before doesn't count."
"I find most nights I'm up late because of you," Drew said with a smile. "You know working on stuff for class."
"I'm sure," Ms. Horner replied dryly. "I gave everyone detailed comments that explain their grade and how I determined where they fell on the rubric."
"Yea there were a lot of comments. It was a bit overwhelming to be honest. Can you go over them with me?"
"Sure, why don't you come in after school and we can go over them."
"I can't. I have practice. Can't we go over them now?"
"Don't you have another class to be heading to?"
"No, I have study hall and you're off this period right?"
"I am, but I have grading I have to do for my other classes." She glanced over at the clock again. "Send me an email and we can schedule another time, perhaps sometime before school will work for you?"
"Yea I guess, but I usually have trouble getting here on time in the morning let alone trying to get here early."
"Right because you're up so late because of me." She regretted the way she worded that immediately after saying it. Ms. Horner was 22-years old, fresh out of college, and becoming a teacher was such a culture shock. Not long ago she could chat up an 18-year old at a college party, but now this 18-year old was her student and that came with an immediate shift in how she had to present herself that was easy to maintain in general but difficult to maintain constantly. Her old flirty habits were hard to ditch completely, and it didn't help that he was so damn cute with his short blonde hair and a pretty boy face.
Drew smiled at that comment. Quick on the reply he shot back, "Maybe if you're up late too we could just meet after lacrosse and be up late together."
"That probably won't work."
"I'm serious. We have a game tomorrow," Drew said eagerly. "You could come watch me perform and then could talk after in the stands."
Ms. Horner couldn't hold her bladder much longer. She needed this conversation to end so she agreed to come to the game and then quickly left. The hallway had less than a dozen students scurrying about, but she ignored them all as she stared at door just 100 feet down the hall. She walked swiftly, her heels clicking loudly as she walked on the tile floor.
She pulled out her key from her pants pocket and held it up as if she was aiming it at the door from 10 feet away. Despite that careful aim, she fumbled a bit to get the key to slide into the lock. Finally she got the door opened, but a voice called for her, stopping her from stepping in and getting the release she needed. Ms. Horner leaned her head against the edge of the open door. "What is it now Drew?"
"The bell just rang. I'm going to be late. Can you write me a pass?"
"I thought you just had a study hall."
"Yea but Ms. Eggleston will still give me a detention for being late. I need a pass."
"Just have her email me," Ms. Horner said as she waved him away and stepped inside the faculty restroom.
Then the PA clicked on. "Full Lockdown. We are in a full lockdown."
On instinct Ms. Horner followed the established procedure, usher students into the nearest room, close the door, and make sure it's locked. After she clicked the lock, she turned around to survey the room. It was a small windowless room. The door was in one corner; the toilet was in the opposite corner. Another corner had a sink and the fourth corner had a paper towel holder. And there stood Drew in the middle of the faculty restroom, alone with her.
Ms. Horner leaned back against the door. She held her knees together and placed her hands on her thighs. It was going to be a long lockdown. "Are you OK, Ms. Horner?"
"We shouldn't talk during a lockdown."
"I'm sure it's just a drill," he said trying to reassure her.
"They usually warn teachers in advance when there's going to be a drill and I didn't get an email this time so just sit tight and be quiet." It was a true statement, but she mainly said it so he would take the drill seriously.
Drew was quiet, for about 30 seconds and then he whispered, "How long do you think it's going to be?"
She didn't want to talk. She thought about yelling, "I said be quiet," but that would kind of defeat the point. She really didn't care about him at all in that moment. She just wanted him to disappear so she could take a piss. After a prolonged silence she finally resigned herself to say, "I don't know how long it's going to be, but I can't wait much longer." Drew turned his head so that he looked like a confused puppy dog. "Drew I need you to stand in the corner."
"Why? That's only in a classroom when we have to hide from the windows."
"I have to use the restroom. I can't have you go into the hall, but I can't wait any longer."
Drew's eyes opened wide with shock for split second, but he recovered quickly to play the part of his usual calm and cool self. He moved to the corner by the paper towels, but instead of facing it like she intended, he leaned his back against the wall and folded his arms.
"Drew, please turn around."
"I think we should limit talking Ms. Horner."
She didn't have her wits about her in this moment. She just needed relief. Pissing herself seemed like the worst possible option. Throwing him out in the hall during a lockdown didn't seem like a reasonable option either. She looked at the floor as she unbuttoned her pants. In a single motion she lowered her pants and sat on the toilet as fast as possible, hoping to limit how much he saw.