Yesterday we had a meeting about which Mz had already hinted me that it was important. It was! Unfortunately, I couldn't attend the meeting as I had my doctor's appointment. How I am regretting my absence!
Well, both Mz and My have been fired! Point blank! Their fault? They were seriously plotting against the school!
The meeting was opened by Stf by giving their letter of dismissal. Nobody could believe it. Mz started crying as always. And then the whole truth came to light.
Well the truth is like this: Mz and My both got a bit more friendly with Gbt.( probably because of same religion and same country origin) and all three obtained a better job somewhere else. However they decided to make their exit in a way that damaged Stf the most. So they planned to exit without informing during the Easter vacation. Furthermore they started instigating the other teachers to leave this school too. In fact Gbt left on My's instigation and Mz was telling her newly joined English teacher,Iz that she should leave this school. According to German law, if a school doesn't have required number of trained teachers as against the number of students in it, the school is immediately shut down. If Mz's plan had materialized, there would be only about three or less trained teachers in the school when the school reopened after Easters. It is not easy to find teachers, much less qualified ones. The appointment of at least 3-4 new teachers could take two three months, by which time the legal authorities would shut the school down.
Their plan was fatal and would have succeeded but for Gbt herself!
Gbt was completing her two week notice period and was often absent despite the shortage of teachers in school. My got irritated and told her heatedly that she shouldn't do like this. This angered Gbt so much that she avenged her insult by going straight to Stf and disclosing the entire blue plan with full gory details like the sms, mails etc and swearing that she had even seen their new job contract papers.
Stf, being Stf knew what to do now. Maintaining utmost secrecy, she offered Gbt more money and cancelled her resignation. Next, she offered more money to Stfn, Mk and Ndn to stay in this school and not to think of resigning from here so that she can maintain the required number of trained teachers in the school at any time. And all this without letting either Mz or My get a whiff that their whole secret was out.
When My and Mz's letter of dismissal was read out in the meeting, it were Mz and My getting the nasty shock which they had snugly been planning to give to Stf. They were given just two weeks notice.
When I went to school today, I learnt the whole truth through Stfn during our circle time.
I had to know what was their version of the story so I asked My and she burst into tears. She took me the kitchen, closed the door then in broken English she mumbled that she worked so hard here and did so much for Stf but Stf believes in Gbt and not her. I gave her a comforting hug and wished her happiness and success in her next job. Then I went to talk to Mz. Understandably, she had more things to complain about.
"I worked so hard. I did so much for this school, for my children, for Stf. And all that has resulted in this? I have contacted all the parents and have talked to committee members and told them the truth so that they know what is happening here. Stf sent me and My dirty sms telling us that we are not religious. We should stop wearing the veil, stop praying to God because we are not fit to do that. we are wicked and God will never forgive us. You know when we were having Cl's farewell, I felt so bad that she was getting so many flowers from Stf and so many presents although she was not even full time. I stayed here longer and did a lot more work than Cl but no flowers for me? I would really like to have maybe just one rose and a note of thank you form her but look, this is how our sweat and blood gets repaid..."
"You told the parents?" I cried.
"of course. They should also know what bad things Stf is doing to us."
"Isn't that something you shouldn't be doing?"
"I don't care."
It was interesting to notice that there was an unmistakable suppressed excitement in the whole school. Everyone was battling hard not to appear happy including myself. Nobody said or even thought of saying that he or she was sorry for them. They just kept their eyelids firmly lowered so as to conceal their elation for the sake courtesy and probably I was the only one to express my regrets and to wish them good luck and then my reason to do so was only to know what they had to say. My good wish for them was not real.
Mks came to me. "Did you hear everything?"
"Yes." I replied. "Tell me are you happy or sad?"
"Happy without a doubt." He grinned shamelessly. "You can't feel sad for mean people like Mz and My! They tears don't mean anything. They were planning to leave, anyways and would have left but their wicked plan backfired at them. They are crying not because they are fired but because they have been found out and now have to leave on Stf's wish, not their own. And so popular are they, and such warmly loved that we are having trouble hiding our ecstasy."
I was in the sleeping room with the kids, waking up and dressing them. I met Mz. She came to me in tears and hugged me.
"Stf has just now told me and My to leave immediately. She said,"Pick up your bags and go. Right now." I am leaving. I just wanted to say Goodbye to you one last time."
Coming back to my room, I met My, she too in tears. She already had her bag and was going to get her shoes. She threw one glance in my direction and looked away wiping her tears.
"My...?"
"I left."
Soon it was time for me to leave too. I met Ndn at the main door. She smiled charmingly.
"Do you know that both My and Mz have left?"
"That is what happens when you dig other people's grave; you fall in one." I replied.
Well, both Mz and My have been fired! Point blank! Their fault? They were seriously plotting against the school!
The meeting was opened by Stf by giving their letter of dismissal. Nobody could believe it. Mz started crying as always. And then the whole truth came to light.
Well the truth is like this: Mz and My both got a bit more friendly with Gbt.( probably because of same religion and same country origin) and all three obtained a better job somewhere else. However they decided to make their exit in a way that damaged Stf the most. So they planned to exit without informing during the Easter vacation. Furthermore they started instigating the other teachers to leave this school too. In fact Gbt left on My's instigation and Mz was telling her newly joined English teacher,Iz that she should leave this school. According to German law, if a school doesn't have required number of trained teachers as against the number of students in it, the school is immediately shut down. If Mz's plan had materialized, there would be only about three or less trained teachers in the school when the school reopened after Easters. It is not easy to find teachers, much less qualified ones. The appointment of at least 3-4 new teachers could take two three months, by which time the legal authorities would shut the school down.
Their plan was fatal and would have succeeded but for Gbt herself!
Gbt was completing her two week notice period and was often absent despite the shortage of teachers in school. My got irritated and told her heatedly that she shouldn't do like this. This angered Gbt so much that she avenged her insult by going straight to Stf and disclosing the entire blue plan with full gory details like the sms, mails etc and swearing that she had even seen their new job contract papers.
Stf, being Stf knew what to do now. Maintaining utmost secrecy, she offered Gbt more money and cancelled her resignation. Next, she offered more money to Stfn, Mk and Ndn to stay in this school and not to think of resigning from here so that she can maintain the required number of trained teachers in the school at any time. And all this without letting either Mz or My get a whiff that their whole secret was out.
When My and Mz's letter of dismissal was read out in the meeting, it were Mz and My getting the nasty shock which they had snugly been planning to give to Stf. They were given just two weeks notice.
When I went to school today, I learnt the whole truth through Stfn during our circle time.
I had to know what was their version of the story so I asked My and she burst into tears. She took me the kitchen, closed the door then in broken English she mumbled that she worked so hard here and did so much for Stf but Stf believes in Gbt and not her. I gave her a comforting hug and wished her happiness and success in her next job. Then I went to talk to Mz. Understandably, she had more things to complain about.
"I worked so hard. I did so much for this school, for my children, for Stf. And all that has resulted in this? I have contacted all the parents and have talked to committee members and told them the truth so that they know what is happening here. Stf sent me and My dirty sms telling us that we are not religious. We should stop wearing the veil, stop praying to God because we are not fit to do that. we are wicked and God will never forgive us. You know when we were having Cl's farewell, I felt so bad that she was getting so many flowers from Stf and so many presents although she was not even full time. I stayed here longer and did a lot more work than Cl but no flowers for me? I would really like to have maybe just one rose and a note of thank you form her but look, this is how our sweat and blood gets repaid..."
"You told the parents?" I cried.
"of course. They should also know what bad things Stf is doing to us."
"Isn't that something you shouldn't be doing?"
"I don't care."
It was interesting to notice that there was an unmistakable suppressed excitement in the whole school. Everyone was battling hard not to appear happy including myself. Nobody said or even thought of saying that he or she was sorry for them. They just kept their eyelids firmly lowered so as to conceal their elation for the sake courtesy and probably I was the only one to express my regrets and to wish them good luck and then my reason to do so was only to know what they had to say. My good wish for them was not real.
Mks came to me. "Did you hear everything?"
"Yes." I replied. "Tell me are you happy or sad?"
"Happy without a doubt." He grinned shamelessly. "You can't feel sad for mean people like Mz and My! They tears don't mean anything. They were planning to leave, anyways and would have left but their wicked plan backfired at them. They are crying not because they are fired but because they have been found out and now have to leave on Stf's wish, not their own. And so popular are they, and such warmly loved that we are having trouble hiding our ecstasy."
I was in the sleeping room with the kids, waking up and dressing them. I met Mz. She came to me in tears and hugged me.
"Stf has just now told me and My to leave immediately. She said,"Pick up your bags and go. Right now." I am leaving. I just wanted to say Goodbye to you one last time."
Coming back to my room, I met My, she too in tears. She already had her bag and was going to get her shoes. She threw one glance in my direction and looked away wiping her tears.
"My...?"
"I left."
Soon it was time for me to leave too. I met Ndn at the main door. She smiled charmingly.
"Do you know that both My and Mz have left?"
"That is what happens when you dig other people's grave; you fall in one." I replied.
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