"Samantha, would you please step into my office, I have something I would like to discuss with you!?!" "Uh, yes, Miss Denton," Stephanie replied, "I'll be right in!" "Please be seated," Alicia Denton said while motioning Samantha to the chair, "I'll come right to the point, I don't get too many senior girls in gym class, and I was wondering why you waited until your last semester to complete this requirement!?!" Samantha squirmed uncomfortably in her chair before replying, "Well, us, I hate gym class, and I guess I just put it off as long as I could!" "Hmmm," Alicia hummed, "well, that's no excuse for you to flaunt the rules!" "Ma'am," Samantha questioned? "Don't play coy with me, young lady," Alicia retorted, "at the beginning of the quarter you were given a list of rules and regulations that would have to be adhered to in order to pass Physical Education, and for the last three weeks you have been ignoring one of those rules!" As Samantha's heart sank, she visibly slumped in her chair and waited for Miss Denton to lower the boom on her!
"A basic and necessary requirement of this class is that all students must shower after their workout," she intoned evenly, "with no exceptions, and I'm sure you were aware of this, is that not correct!?!" "Uh, well, you see it's like this," Samantha replied miserably, "I never really work up a sweat so I just figured..." "You just figured," Alicia Denton interrupted, "that you would ignore proper procedure, well, young lady, this is going to stop right this instant or I can guarantee that you will not get credit for this course and subsequently will not graduate, do I make myself clear!?!" "Yes, ma'am," Samantha replied softly, "very clear!"
Samantha got up out of her chair and was about to leave when Miss Denton asked sharply, "And just where do you think you're going!?!" "My next class," Samantha asked hopefully? "Not until you have taken a good hot soapy shower," Alicia Denton replied, "and I mean now!" "But I'll be late for fifth period," Samantha whined, "and I'm already dressed, can't I just start taking showers tomorrow!?!" "Of course you'll be taking a shower tomorrow," Alicia replied quickly, "but that doesn't change the fact that you will be taking one today also!" "Now," Alicia Denton said a little more gently, "follow me and I'll let you take it in the faculty facility!
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