Never Letting You Go

“So, I’ll see you at lunch, Ash.” Spoke the always cheerful Spencer as she leaned over and placed a delicate kiss upon Ashley’s cheek. They’d been together for quite a while now, but they still kept the PDA to a minimum. One of the burdens of being one of the few out couples in the school I suppose. Ashley grinned in return, squeezing the girls hand slightly before letting go.

“Kay.” Their eyes met for a moment, the smiles still gracing their features before Spencer turned away, striding towards her Pre-Calculus class. Ashley watched her for a moment, heart full to the bursting point before she entered her own classroom, taking her normal seat in the back next to the window. It allowed for the highest level possible of tuning out.

“Alright, so today we are going to be starting the Shakespearean play by the name of Hamlet.” The female teacher began, smirking at the groan it evoked from her students. Ah, nothing like teenage enthusiasm, “Hamlet is the story of a prince, who’s uncle kills his father and-” The woman was interrupted by the intercom, her eyes glinting with irritation.

“Attention all staff members. Progress reports are due Monday. I repeat, progress reports are due Monday.”

Suddenly the woman’s face paled and she moved to lock the door before shutting the screens, her back stiff as she turned around to face her students. “Alright kids, this is a lock down. This is not a drill. I need all of you to get beneath your desks and remain very still and quiet.” With that she shut off the lights and headed over to her own desk, ducking beneath it while keeping an eye on the students.

Suddenly the woman’s face paled and she moved to lock the door before shutting the screens, her back stiff as she turned around to face her students. “Alright kids, this is a lock down. This is not a drill. I need all of you to get beneath your desks and remain very still and quiet.” With that she shut off the lights and headed over to her own desk, ducking beneath it while keeping an eye on the students.
There was a slight pause before everyone obeyed their orders, sitting beneath their desks and looking rather thrilled at the excitement of it all. That and the chance to put off yet another Shakespeare lecture. Ashley looked annoyed as she sat beneath her desk, although she did pull out her cell phone to text Spencer.