The locker door opened up revealing the face of Ms. Morrison, Natalia's Math teacher, she was one of those teacher's you'd simply describe as young and beautiful with her delicately beautiful facial features and the simple but attractive curves to her body along with her silky long red hair and dark hazel eyes that stared back at me with sincere concern
After Natalie's encounter with Finster and her true first day as a nerd she entrusted Ms. Morrison with her locker combination for 'emergencies' and at this point the good teacher had come to realize what those entailed "There ya go that should do it" Ms. Morrison said unhooking Nat's underwear from the hook and slowly pulling her out of the locker "Th-Thank You Misth Morristhun" Nat said brushing herself off
"Well when you didn't show up for our lunch date I got a little worried" Ms. Morrison said holding up her lunch box. Every once in a while Nat would have lunch with Ms. Morrison and while she did enjoy having lunch with her friends 8 times out of 10 it usually ended with the usual encounters whereas lunch with Ms. Morrison not only felt slightly safer but also helped keep her life schedule balanced in a weird way
Natalie quickly turned back to her locker and grabbed a brown paper bag, the contents had been slightly squished but they were still edible so with a smile she walked alongside Ms. Morrison to her classroom of course just in the short walk there she already felt a tingle down her spine and her nerd senses were blaring danger so with a cautious and frightened motion she briefly looked back to see Finster with the most predatory smile on her face as she cut across her throat with her thumb followed by a thumbs down and it didn't take much for Nat to realize the moment lunch was over Finster would be waiting and she was a dead nerd walking
The lunch with Ms. Morrison was relatively quiet like it always was, Nat very rarely if ever liked to talk about her bully issues and Ms. Morrison never wanted to pry unless Natalie was willing to talk so they just sat in silence, Natalie munching on her egg salad sandwich her mother prepared for her and while she didn't like openly talking about her issues in this moment Nat did try and start something resembling a conversation "Misth Morristhun may I inquire about sumthing?" Nat asked in the usual slurs through her retainer
"Sure what is it dear?" she asked between bites of her leftover chicken and rice
"W-Were you at any p-point in your life in my position?" Nat asked through her nervous tone
Ms. Morrison knew instantly the context of the question and for a moment wondered how she should answer "Lets just say I was very lonely during my school days and craving friends but little did I know that simple desire also left myself exposed to those willing to take advantage of me and by the time I realized this it was already too late and the people I once considered friends became the people who would ruin my life for the rest of junior high and high school, and that's not to say I didn't eventually get real friends cause I did but I learned to appreciate what made me happy over dwelling on what and who made me miserable"
"What if it's not necthestharily sthumething or sumone that makes you mistherable but just sthomeone who invokes a sense of fear?" Nat asked keeping her head down in shame
Ms. Morrison simply reached over and rubbed Natalie's head "That's something I unfortunately can't help you with and you'll have to combat yourself whether you like it or not, just remember you still have your friends with you"
Natalie continued eating and mulled over the teacher's words until she finished sandwich then got up and walked towards the door but stopped at the frame before turning back "Thank You Misth Morristhun" she said with a sincere smile showing off her retainer covered teeth
"Any time dear" Miss Morrison said
Nat quickly dashed back to her locker knowing at any moment now Finster would close in on her, she had chosen to leave before the bell cause next was gym and although that was a class she wanted to avoid altogether she knew she needed as much time as possible between collecting her things and getting there on time
And just like clockwork as Natalie had opened her locker three large shadows loomed above her, she turned around fearfully facing Finster, Molly and a third girl: Dark skin, wearing her hair in a bantu knots style and a very rebel thug look "Well, well if it isn't Nit Nat the Teacher's Pet"
"G-Good Afternoon Girls H-How M-Might I be of Assithtance to you today?" Natalie asked in a stuttering tone
"Simple Nit Nat" Finster said lifting Natalie off her feet by her polo shirt "I've got a couple of new techniques I wanna test out and you're just the nerd to do it!" she said by intentionally tossing her to Molly and the other girl but instead Nat just dropped to the floor
Finster groaned "You idiots were supposed to catch her!" she screamed out
"Sorry boss we though you were gonna do it yourself" Molly responded
"I told you the booger button is a team effort technique" Finster shot back
Nat didn't like the sound of what these Neanderthals were planning for her but their arguing did provide her with the opportunity to escape but she had to do it now and she saw two clear options: Either a clear shot to the Gymnasium or to hopefully hide it out in the bathroom with the hope they don't find her
Either way she needed to make decision now!