THREE YEARS LATER.
". . . . so with this proven,the square of C which is the longest side is always equal to the square of A plus the square of B, the other sides.
This will always help you anytime you face a challenge relating to the Pythagorean Theorem.
To make things easier for yourselves, always remember that the longest side is called the hypotenus,the side opposite this angle is the opposite and this last side is called the. . . . "
*Bell rings*
With the sound of freedom finally heard,the students who earlier looked like they were going to die out of boredom anytime soon stood up with new found zeal and started packing their stuffs ready to go home.
"Oh my God at long last."
"Well about time."
"Yep, that's one alarm I'm always happy to hear."
"The last side which is beneath the right angled triangle is called the adjacent. "Miss Bell ended her interrupted speech though she knew ninety nine point nine percent of her class weren't listening. The zero point one percent was obviously the best student in her class.
"Ah don't forget to research on the assignments I have given to you guys. The angles of elevation and depression. This aspect in Trigonometry is very important. " She explained to her students at the same time packing her things, ready to leave as well.
"Miss B ,angle of depression? I have never heard of such a phrase before. I'm the most depressed person in this class and I never knew the level at which one can feel depressed can be measured. Am I seriously finding out about this now?" Clara,a blonde haired girl pouted with an offended expression on her face which made her look unknowingly cute.
Everyone, including the astounded madam burst into laughter after hearing Clara's concern.
She blinked her eyes a couple times not understanding why everyone, well except Makayla was laughing at her. What was so funny about what she had said?
"What's wrong?Did I say something funny?" Clara asked, confusion written on her face. Clearly she did. But what was it? She thought back on what she had said but still couldn't figure out what had made almost the entire class burst into laughter.
"Oh Clara,I always thought you were dumb but not this dumb.Is there anything in that head of yours? " Bianca asked in mockery after wiping a tear she had shed from laughing so hard.
"Hey,watch your mouth. I was just asking a question ." Clara warned, the expression on her face deteriorated. She hated Bianca's guts so much.
"And why should I watch my mouth? It's not like what I'm saying isn't the truth. I get that the truth is bitter sometimes but we have to accept it. What do you think Clara? Or are you too dumb to think about this one too?"
"You annoying brat!!!"
Clara exclaimed. This time pointing her finger at Bianca. She had clearly gotten agitated now.
"Language please. Clara,how many times do you guys want me to tell you to be always polite to one another. "
Miss Bell finally came in realizing where the situation had aggravated to. From a jovial atmosphere to a room of tension.
"I'm sorry Miss B. That won't happen again."Clara apologized with her head down. She clapsed her hands together and swayed her body gently like a six year old child which made her look cuter.
"But she started it. She called me dumb."She said pointing at Bianca who looked unbothered and continued packing her books.
Of course Miss Bell knew the orchestrator of this heated argument.
"Bianca,I do not expect you to call your colleague names. She was asking a question and you can only give a comment only if you are willing to contribute beneficially. Remarks not pertaining to that are not encouraged in my class. Do you understand?" Miss Bell said to Bianca who inwardly, now felt embarrassed but wasn't going to let it show.
Putting up a straight face,she decided to defend herself.
"I was truly contributing positively. I was speaking the truth after all. Aren't you the one who always advise us to tell the truth no matter the gravity of the situation. It's not my fault somebody can't handle the painful truth. " Bianca finished that last sentence looking at Clara's way with mockery still in her eyes.
Clara opened and closed her mouth not knowing what to say. She knew if she really said something,she was later going to regret it. Regret it as in she will definitely say something that would sound impolite and upset Miss Bell. That was the last thing she wanted to do right now.
Swallowing her anger and the words that forced to come out,she took her bag and decided to leave. Her time to get back at Bianca was definitely coming one of these days. That, she was totally sure of.
No sooner had she decided to leave than Miss Bell stepped in again.
"Clara since you look like you know everything,do you mind telling us what the angles of elevation and depression are?"
The class which was a little hectic and noisy as everyone wanted to leave for home became quiet as it was finally about to get interesting.
All eyes were now on Bianca waiting for her to give an answer to the teacher's question.
Bianca stood there taken aback. She didn't expect Miss Bell to pose such a question at her or even defend Clara in that way. She had come to know almost all the ways Miss Bell handled things like this and had prepared herself. She thought she was definitely going to humiliate somebody today and do that successfully and even humiliate her teacher in the process but this teacher slash her step mother proved her wrong.
She gritted her teeth as she scanned her brain praying those two words could ring a bell.
"It seems you have no idea do you?"Miss Bell said stopping her train of thoughts.
"Well how am I supposed to know? That's why you gave it to us as an assignment." Bianca said, a hint of anger in her tone which didn't escape the teacher.
"That's right. So why did you have to criticize Clara for not knowing what you also didn't know? " Miss Bell asked her,her eyes keenly staring at her. If looks could kill,Bianca was sure she would have been dead by now.
She knew this woman was trying to make her feel uneasy but of course she wasn't going to feel that way. Not at all.
"Her way of understanding it is what makes her dumb." Bianca answered.
"Bianca you are still calling her that? It seems you are not ready to accept your fault. Detention for the whole week it is. Starting from now." Miss Bell declared.
Hearing that, Bianca's face turned white. Did she hear it right?
"What!! Detention? What?! Just for calling her dumb? That's so unfair" She exclaimed feeling treated unfairly.
"Miss Shrills,did you just raise your voice at me?" Miss Bell asked her voice still calm but this time a hint of anger and authority could be felt. Her face had become solemn as well.
What the..
Nobody was that surprised at where this had gotten to. They all knew,Miss Bell was the new step mom for Bianca and Bianca hated her to the core. She always said,Miss Bell had seduced her dad into marriage thereby divorcing her mother.
It was known to all that Bianca and Miss Bell didn't like each other as a family and the only reason they could still be in one room for peace to reign was because of Mr. Shrills. Miss Bell loved him to the extent that she didn't want him to feel bad that she and his daughter weren't getting along and Bianca on the other hand was just scared to provoke her father.
The atmosphere in the room had become
so heavy but everyone had become accustomed to it. Drama occurred in this class almost everyday.
If it wasn't the step mom and daughter situation,then it had to be Clara and anybody else having a fight in the class. She had beef with almost everyone.
Of course except her boyfriend and bestie who sometimes couldn't even handle her anymore .
Lucy Spears,her arch nemesis. They hated each other so much and the reason, only the two, Justin and Makayla knew.
"Does any of you have any idea about the angles of elevation and depression?." Miss Bell asked averting her gaze from her 'step daughter '. Of course she wasn't done dealing with her yet.
"But you gave it to us as an assignment Miss Bell,I for one haven't heard of it before ." Jonah Fur,a guy sitting behind Clara answered. Only Heaven knew how much he wanted to leave right now. Though drama was finally happening,it happened at the wrong time.
"I know I gave it to you guys as an assignment but just because you have no idea about it does not mean everyone in this class shouldn't either.
I know there are some of you here who study ahead and this aspect in Trigonometry isn't something new to you."
She finished, looking towards a certain someone who everyone knew she was obviously talking about.
"Makayla, kindly enlighten your mates about the angles of elevation and depression will you." She requested.
The girl who had been sitting at the back end of the class, looking like the problems of this world didn't bother her boldly stood up ready to give an answer to her teacher.
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