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much I tried to criticise her a.ctionthe 1dds
would still put me on the 'other side I • In
being a teacher I was il1pllcated, I could not
dissociate myseU in their eyes. I was trapped
by her behaviour.

'They wore me out that ].esson, DO questions,
no jokes, no interruptions, nothing. I worked
tlidce as hard as usual to fill the vacuum, used
twice as many notes and began to feel as if
they"d suck my brain out if it went on much
.longer.

"For Christ"s sake, what could I do?" I
shouted at them.

They looked back as if they didn't know what
I was ta.1k.i..nq about.

"Do you fancy caning one of the girls?"
Eddie Saunders muttered.

I looked at him and then I smiled and rolled
my eyes. "Any volunteers?" I asked.. A slight
Chuckle went around but they were not satisfied.

-Colin David Webb

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