We're expecting up to three inches of rain today. A real deluge, presenting me with a conundrum.
I don't have a 7th period at the end of the day. The cherubs left me to my own devices around 1:25. Big, fat H20 globules bombarded the ancient casement windows of Room 215.
I enjoyed a late lunch of leftover spaghetti with homemade meat sauce. The fire bell rang, slicing through my momentary solitude.
Frankly, I thought it was a drill, or that a kid had pulled the alarm. I had no students in my room. Unconcerned, I continued to eat, making a consicous decision to keep my butt parked at my desk. Listening to the hubbub growing outside, in a downpour, in the student parking lot below my room. That spaghetti was just so darn delectable.
Then, I heard the sirens.
Just like Elvis, I left the building. I walked out a full 15 minutes after the alarm had sounded. Expressions on the faces of the assembled throng, melting in the spring downpour, alternated between bemusement and scorn.
How could I? Well, I reckon I just did. And the sky didn't fall, after all. Turned out to be a fire in a trashcan. These things happen.
If I lived in the islands, things wouldn't be so rigid.
11 comments:
I'm glad you weren't truly in danger...but you COULD have been. Kinda embarrassing but I'm sure you'll get over it. :)
You rebel you. I think the sirens would have gotten me moving too.
You are a rebel and risk taker, no doubt. Superior sunset snap!
I've always wanted to ignore a fire "drill." Glad someone else had the same inclination--and lived to tell about it!
THE CLOUD FIDDLER
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The clouds on my fiddle
Are making it hard to play!
Hey, diddle, diddle,
I need a new fiddle
With all the clouds whisked away!
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Mojave Sky
I love the way you write. It is full of colorful descriptions. As a high school ELA teacher and amateur writer, I appreciate it very much. Thank you for the story. Good stuff!
Oh boy. Fire can spread super fast. Next time better heed the siren.
scary! when i hear alarms I always assume that it is a drill, haha. so not good though..
The coast isn't so calm today:-(
Those darn things come at the worst times, don't they? I'm glad you were OK!
I might have done what you did, or perhaps I would have brought it with me. I do know I wouldn't have left it behind!
My roommate and I frequently lock the door, shut the blinds and put on headphones whenever the fire alarm goes off in the dorms. And look, we're still alive!
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