Emmeline’s body tilted as the slap landed firmly on her neck. Instantly, several red marks appeared on her fair neck.

“Are you crazy? Who are you?” Emmeline pushed her chair back and stood up. “Why did you hit me?”

“Ysabel, you shameless sl’t, seducing my man! I’ll tear you apart today!”

“Get it straight. I’m not the person you’re looking for!”

“You’re still pretending? You look like a vixen. You’re telling me you’re not Ysabel Hemmings?!”

The large woman shouted and lunged again. This time, Emmeline was prepared. She lifted her leg and kicked the woman squarely in her chubby belly.

The woman stumbled, unable to stop herself, and plopped onto the ground, wailing loudly. “She hit me! A teacher hit me! Ysabel Hemmings hit me!”

The teacher’s lounge quickly filled with onlookers, both teachers and students.

“Hey, hey! Lady, you’ve got the wrong person!” the PE teacher said.

“You’re protecting her?!” the large woman accused.

“Why would we lie to you? If you don’t believe it, just ask around!”

“It’s really not her! You’ve mistaken her for someone else, the music teacher explained.

The large woman sized Emmeline up. “Well, she doesn’t seem to be Ysabel. Ysabel should be a woman in her thirties. This one is a young lady.”

for slapping me before finding

kicked me too!” the large woman

lioness-like attitude, looked like she wanted to kick the

The woman, realizing she was

the music teacher

head’s wife,

the music teacher cautioned. “Don’t

it even if they dare to do it?” the PE teacher said with a disdainful

reassignment,”

work at noon, her father was busy

I agreed to have taquitos for lunch, Dad. Why are you cooking?” Emmeline

mom just woke up from a nap, and I didn’t want her to exert herself,” Maxwell replied. “It’s a little late to make

had your cooking in a

to the master bedroom to check on her

better?”

fell asleep. We agreed to make

Mom. Have a good rest. I’m happier that you’re well-rested than eating taquitos, Emmeline said with a slightly choked-up

packet on the bedside table. She

you take sleeping pills?” Emmeline exclaimed. “How many did

One

this is not

The doctor said two or three pills

be

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