“Doodling in Class”

May 11, 2020 Off By Charles R. Bucklin
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Miss Napier angrily snapped her chalk in half effectively silencing Class 3B.

Striding over to my desk she snatched a paper off my desk. 

She towered like an angry Goddess over me as I shrunk down in my seat.

“Charlie Bucklin – what are these scribbles?”

“Uh, notes?”

“They look like doodles on your paper!”

“Gulp…Well my notes are…ahh…in code.”

 “HAH! Have you been paying attention?!”

“Yes, Mam!!!”

“What did I just say? Read from your notes.”

“Ummh… I squinted at my paper. “The Country of Bolivia is known for its exportation of tin.”

Miss Napier smiled. 

“Very Good, Charles.”

Satisfied I wasn’t screwing off – Miss Napier returned to her desk.

And I went back to drawing pictures of Spiderman.