Class of Oddities

Auditorium

Upon arriving at the auditorium, Wulf did a headcount.

"Alright, it seems like everybody's here." He said.

Suddenly, he heard giggling and sneering from the row ahead of him.

Not this again... Wulf thought to himself.

"Well, if it isn't the loser class!" One girl called out.

"I thought they would have gotten kicked out by now..." Another whispered.

Wulf spun around, noticing the girls from his class with their heads down.

"Ladies," a voice called out.

"Ms. Rouge...!" One of the girls cried, quickly turning around.

"My my..." A woman said, stepping out from behind Wulf.

"If it isn't the class of oddities..." She smirked.

"H-hold on..." Wulf began.

"Oh?" The woman narrowed her eyes.

"You must be the newbie, Wulf, isn't it?" She questioned.

"Yes, but-"

"Girls," Ms. Rouge began, turning toward her students.

"How long do we give this man?" She asked.

"Whoever guesses the closest number of weeks until this man quits, will get bonus points." She grinned.

"Everyone, please take your seat; the presentation will now begin." A woman's voice on the loudspeaker said, clicking off.

The lights in the auditorium then dimmed.

"We'll discuss in class, ladies..." Ms. Rouge then turned and winked at Wulf.

*

After the presentation, as other classes left the auditorium, Ms. Rouge's class got up from their seats.

"See you," Ms. Rouge said, brushing against Wulf.

She then leaned into his face.

"Or perhaps not..." She whispered in his ear.

Ms. Rouge's class giggled as they left the auditorium.

*

Upon getting back to the classroom, Wulf was busy typing away on his laptop.

"Those bastards...!" Nono growled.

"Language, Nono," Wulf scolded, without looking up from his screen.

"So..." Bebe began with a huff.

"Are we going to have fun learning now or not?" She said sarcastically.

"In a minute," Wulf said, typing.

"Okay," Wulf began, standing up, facing away from the class.

"Does anyone want to raise their hand and tell me what all that was about in the auditorium?" He asked.

"How can we raise our hand if you're not even looking at us..." Bebe frowned.

"You're too embarrassed to face your little class of oddities, aren't you?" She glared.

"Bebe, that is enough!" Wulf snapped.

"I will not tolerate any disrespect and wise remarks from you here on out; you got it?!" He cried.

Bebe's eyes widened. She opened her mouth but quickly shut it.

"Now then," Wulf said, clearing his throat.

"I know this is only the first day, but I want to make something clear," he began, turning towards his students.

"I don't know what any of this is about, hell I was given little to no information upon arriving to teach here, but I suppose that's more of my problem than yours," he rambled.

"However, I do know why I'm here," he continued, looking his class dead in the eyes.

"I became a teacher because I care about each one of you!" He cried.

Suddenly, the classroom went quiet for what seemed like an eternity.

Damnit, I let my emotions get the best of me... It's only the first day, too...!

"Mr. Wulf..." Sunny began, slowly raising her hand.

"Yes?"

"Thank you..." She whispered.

Wulf's eyes widened.

He then smiled.

"You don't have to thank me for simply doing what a teacher should be doing in the first place..."

"Their job..." He whispered, turning his attention toward the clock.

"And that's all for today!" He said, clapping his hands together.

"If any of you have any questions or need to talk, please feel free to see me after class." He beamed.

As they were leaving, Bebe walked by.

"Bebe," Wulf began, gently placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Sorry for scolding you in front of the class like that; I was out of line; I promise I'll do better," he said.

Bebe looked up at him, narrowing her eyes.

Without a single word, she walked out of the room.

Wulf's gaze softened as he smiled.

I will get through to her... Wulf thought to himself.

"Mr. Wulf," Madison began, tapping him on the shoulder.

"If you have a minute, I can explain to you what that was all about earlier..."

Wulf quickly turned to her.

"No worries, I've got time." He smiled.