Rey Kanata is a senior in high school, a girl from the city who just moved into the country life surrounding Mishawaka, IN. When she takes a class in Agricultural Science as the only elective needed in order to graduate, her life changes irrevocably...
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Consulting with a student who was caught cheating on a test was guaranteed for every teacher to face during the school year. It was the same process for tests and homework assignments, from Math to Language Arts to classes like Agriculture. Out of the entire six years of teaching, it was what Ben hated dealing with the most.
It wasn't the students whom he despised. They were the easiest to discuss the matter with, for the most part, due to their lack of concern over failing a class as seemingly insignificant as Agricultural Science, or so they would mention at times. They would usually accept the F that was marked on their test, and then promised to keep their eyeballs secured to their own work. But it never lasted for long as the issue would eventually rise again, and it became a simple matter of rinse, lather, repeat.
But the parents? Oh, the parents of said cheaters were those who seemed to enjoy making his life a living Hell, and very few had effectively changed his mind. The usual excuse heard was him having failed their child on purpose. The issue always escalated and Hux would then play as the mediator in the war between parents and teacher inside his office, and take over the fight on Ben's behalf in hopes of preserving Mishawaka High's dignity.
Unfortunately, today was one of those days that Ben had continuously questioned how much more he was willing to endure at Mishawaka High. For a brief moment, he considered going back to what he loved doing most, but then the thought of returning to that former dream at his parents' ranch suddenly disappeared and was left with a headache in its place.
The throbbing in his head had only made him more irritable after overhearing some choice phrases projecting through the pinholes of Hux's administrative phone, belonging to the feminine voice that was still badgering him at the opposite end.
After pondering over ways that he could physically strangle someone through the electronic device, the tremor that extended from the iPhone inside his pocket eased his frustration to become more at ease. He longed to see Rey rather than sitting out third hour's passing period inside Hux's office.
– Rey Kanata – Where are you?
Ben's eyes warily ascended from the phone being held at his side to Hux, concerning the obvious that he seemed too deeply engrossed in the conversation to notice that Ben was holding his attention elsewhere. While the pasty ginger remained occupied with the shrieking banshee on the phone, and rigidly absorbed in the mutual stare down with the image of a domesticated feline on the monitor of his Dell desktop, Ben went about replying to Rey's message.
– Ben Solo – Got sent to the principal's office
– Rey Kanata – Everything okay?
Ben heaved a drawn-out sigh, allotting his eyes to slowly skim over the words in Rey's message.
– Ben Solo – Nothing out of the ordinary for the job of a teacher
