Bittersweet Candy Bowl

35. Under Pressure, original chapter posted 3/17/07

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Transcript

*The gym teacher frowns as she swims up to interrupt the argument.*
Gym teacher: A-hem.

*Daisy, Mike and Paulo look worried as they watch the teacher. Daisy’s nose is still bleeding.*
Gym teacher: Now.. as a responsible teacher, I should be assigning the three of you to detention.

*The gym teacher looks annoyed.*
Gym teacher: Especially as this WAS a blatant disruption of my class AND highly inappropriate for school.

*The teacher glares at all three of them.*
Gym teacher: However, if I was a responsible teacher, I would have stopped you idiots after the FIRST offense.. Instead of sitting here watching your little love triangle play out.

Gym teacher: So just promise to behave and we’ll let bygones be bygones.
*Daisy, Mike and Paulo all look incredibly relieved.*

Gym teacher: Daisy, go see the nurse.
Daisy: Ahh, right!
*Daisy swims off, smiling.*
*The gym teacher looks over her shoulder.*
Gym teacher: And Michael?
*Mike looks worriedly at her.*
Mike: Yeah?

*The gym teacher smiles.*
Gym teacher: It was very valiant of you to rescue Daisy like that.
*Mike smiles back.*
Mike: Aww..

*The gym teacher stops smiling.*
Gym teacher: But you came in third. 100 sit-ups on Monday.
*Mike looks startled.*
Mike: A- wha-?!

*David hops up in the water, pumping his fists in the air.*
David: Whoo! Outer space here I come!!
*Sue, in the water next to him, gives him an awkward smile.*
Sue: Extra credit doesn’t really mean THAT much, David..

*Paulo smirks as he pops up behind the gym teacher, who eyes him warily.*
Paulo: Hey, I got second place! What’s my prize?

Gym teacher: 50 sit-ups.
*Paulo looks shocked.*
Paulo: WHAT!! But it’s second place!!
Gym teacher: Nobody remembers second place.

Paulo: But I beat Mike! Isn’t there a prize for THAT?
Gym teacher: 100 sit-ups.
*Paulo expression changes from shocked to horrified.*
Paulo: Okay, OKAY!! I’ll take it!!

*Paulo looks indignant.*
Paulo: .. But before I go, what the hell did you mean by love TRIANGLE?
Gym teacher: 200 sit-ups.

Paulo: COME ON!!
Gym teacher: 500.
*Daisy, now sitting in the nurse’s office, holds a cloth to her bleeding nose. A poster with a picture of depressed cabbage and broccoli is on the wall. It reads “Eat Your Veggies You Plant Killer.”*

Nurse: Has the bleeding stopped?
*Daisy pulls the cloth away from her nose. There’s some blood on it, but not much. She sniffs.*
Daisy: Yes..
*The bell rings.*

*A shadowed figure waits in the hall outside the closed nurse’s office door.*

*Daisy smiles cheerfully over her shoulder as she leaves the nurse’s office.*
Nurse: Take care, okay?
Daisy: Thank you very much for your help!

*Daisy looks up in surprise, having someone standing in front of her.*
Daisy: ..!