“What?!?! There’s actually a National Save A Spider Day?” I blurt out. The teacher comes over and yells at me for making too much noise. I notice that the person next to me also yelled this as loud as possible, but the teacher did not yell at her. He just thought I was the loud one.

I look at him furious and by my look I’m sure he knows why I am mad. Then I look over and my best friend is staring at me in a confused way. My teacher mocks my angry look right to my face. My teacher is SO unfair!! I can’t handle it. I want to have him fired.

When I get home I tell my parents and they think I am the problem and they won't do anything. Later that evening I lay in my bed with my make up running down my face. And I realize I’ll have to learn to deal with my teacher the rest of the year.

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