"Probably quite well," was her answer.

"Listen," he hissed in a vicious voice. "My old man's on the school board and I'm captain of the school team, and no little blonde bitch of a school teacher is gonna flunk me."

"I already have," she quietly smiled, rising from her table. "Now if you'll excuse me." -

"I'll get you for this," he whispered as she walked away.

Later that afternoon, Kathy was called to the principal's office.

"Hello, Mrs. Carson," he smiled nervously when she entered.

"Hi, Mr. Langdon," she beamed, wondering why the man had called her in..

"I understand that you've flunked Chuck Fowler," he said.

"Yes, Mr. Langdon, I certainly did," the little blonde teacher replied.

"Why?"

"Because he was an intolerable student," she answered.

"But he's a helluva football player," laughed the principal. "The team's going to miss him."

"I don't care," Kathy defended herself. "He's a horrible boy."

"His father just called and said that you flunked him because you personally dislike him," he continued. "That's a serious charge"

"Certainly I dislike him," Kathy argued. "But it was for his grades that I flunked him, not because of my dislike."

"Will you reconsider it?" the principal asked.

"Why should I?"

"Because his father wants you to;" explained Mr. Langdon. "He's a powerful man on the school ground."

"How powerful?"

"He's in charge of hiring and firing the faculty," sighed the principal. "I don't want to lose my job, and I'm sure you don't either."

The full impact of the situation suddenly struck the girl. If she were to leave her husband as she probably would, she certainly couldn't afford to lose her job.

"What do you want me to do?" she asked in a weak voice.

"Think about it until tomorrow," he suggested. "Maybe you might change your mind."