Creatures in the classroom

Fifth period Math was off to an il-advised. Mr. Adams was out with the flu and the sub was nowhere to be seen. It meant general teenage tom-foolery and little else. Demetrius sat with Jamie perched atop his desk chatting up Megan and Sarah while he pretended to listen.

In truth, he was more interested in the pair of boys roughhousing their way across the classroom and creating a general nuisance to those around them. Zane and Ephraim, he couldn’t say he was surprised.

Demetrius’ gaze lazily followed them from desk to desk, cringing once when they managed to bump into another group of boys who’d pulled their chairs together to discuss the upcoming game. On they went like a tornado among houses, laughing and shoving their way through.

In was an innocuous scene, one no one would be too surprised to witness in the absence of any authority. It would’ve been difficult to predict what happened next.

Zane stumbled over a misplaced desk and th