Today as I reached the school I met Mz in the wardrobe area. She was looking unwell. I asked if she was okay and lo! She burst into tears!
"What happened to you?" I cried.
"I am unwell. I had viral fever and am still not okay." She sobbed miserably. "But this doesn't matter to anybody. I must work."
"That's ridiculous. How can you work when you are unwell?"
"I can't take leave. There is so much work to do. I can't let my children be alone with the new teacher."
"But you have fever." I reiterated. "You will only get worse if you work in fever. Why don't you tell My that you can't work today?"
"My...!" She sighed sarcastically. "My is alone too. She has so much of work and her co teachers are also absent. I can't go and tell her,'Hey, I am going home too."
"Maybe you can talk to Stf?"
"Stf..!!! Hmmm. As if she would understand."" She sighed sarcastically yet again." Don't worry. I will be okay. I will stay here till I dry my tears."
I was really feeling bad for her. I went to my class and found we were together three teachers in the group today which is quite a luxury considering we almost always have to manage with so many kids with just the two of us and have to lend Asy to the others owing to teacher shortage. I ran back to Mz and offered her to have Asy in her group so that Mz could go and rest in the staff room. Mz had only Iz, the roughly one month old English teacher.
"Maybe you should ask My if she needs Asy. She is also alone." Her answer struck me as a bit strange.
I went to My and asked if she or Mz needed Asy. She declined too saying she had a trainee and Mcl already and so Mz could have Asy if she wanted too.
I ran to Mz again and conveyed My's message but she assured me she was okay and didn't need Asy.
Later in the afternoon, I was in the kitchen and Mz was there too serving food for her children. Suddenly Stf came in and I couldn't help notice the sudden taut, sarcastic, tense, cold, insulted expression cover Mz's face. They didn't even greet each other and Mz became suddenly very silent looking deep into the dishes she was digging into but appeared to be thinking something unpleasant.
I am guessing she has been reprimanded a bit too severely by Stf so she is angry with her; it maybe regarding her work in office or in school or maybe something entirely different which I do not know. I also feel strongly that she is also angry with My.
We have to have a meeting tomorrow and Mz has told me it is sort of important as Stf is also coming and she has to say something important. A pity I cannot attend this meeting as I have a doctor's appointment.
"What happened to you?" I cried.
"I am unwell. I had viral fever and am still not okay." She sobbed miserably. "But this doesn't matter to anybody. I must work."
"That's ridiculous. How can you work when you are unwell?"
"I can't take leave. There is so much work to do. I can't let my children be alone with the new teacher."
"But you have fever." I reiterated. "You will only get worse if you work in fever. Why don't you tell My that you can't work today?"
"My...!" She sighed sarcastically. "My is alone too. She has so much of work and her co teachers are also absent. I can't go and tell her,'Hey, I am going home too."
"Maybe you can talk to Stf?"
"Stf..!!! Hmmm. As if she would understand."" She sighed sarcastically yet again." Don't worry. I will be okay. I will stay here till I dry my tears."
I was really feeling bad for her. I went to my class and found we were together three teachers in the group today which is quite a luxury considering we almost always have to manage with so many kids with just the two of us and have to lend Asy to the others owing to teacher shortage. I ran back to Mz and offered her to have Asy in her group so that Mz could go and rest in the staff room. Mz had only Iz, the roughly one month old English teacher.
"Maybe you should ask My if she needs Asy. She is also alone." Her answer struck me as a bit strange.
I went to My and asked if she or Mz needed Asy. She declined too saying she had a trainee and Mcl already and so Mz could have Asy if she wanted too.
I ran to Mz again and conveyed My's message but she assured me she was okay and didn't need Asy.
Later in the afternoon, I was in the kitchen and Mz was there too serving food for her children. Suddenly Stf came in and I couldn't help notice the sudden taut, sarcastic, tense, cold, insulted expression cover Mz's face. They didn't even greet each other and Mz became suddenly very silent looking deep into the dishes she was digging into but appeared to be thinking something unpleasant.
I am guessing she has been reprimanded a bit too severely by Stf so she is angry with her; it maybe regarding her work in office or in school or maybe something entirely different which I do not know. I also feel strongly that she is also angry with My.
We have to have a meeting tomorrow and Mz has told me it is sort of important as Stf is also coming and she has to say something important. A pity I cannot attend this meeting as I have a doctor's appointment.
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