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The auditorium is packed with first year students reporting for class
José’s’ book bags empty – Jansport on his back – The same book bag he had through high school; contorted, the straps - historically black Going back to school in late August is wack. Especially for a Quantum Physics class you signed up for only cause the other courses were maxed. José sat in the back, far left corner – next to the door – on the next floor – in the back The professor cordially asks the audience/class if their August was a blast – and hoarsely laughs – choking on dust from the chalk boards – poorly stored in wraps - old scores still visible from the erasers back and forth attack – wet cloth – 69, 93, 74…..40… Evaporating before the class on the boards shellac. José was an honor student from a farm town – north on the map He came from a school of 2000 students – graduated 4th in his class. His parents worked him like the fields – forced him to adapt; Every important task; tracking his progress like the corn field thorns in the patch. He was accepted to Universidad de Barcelona; his family deported him At last. . José was going to college, first in the family – go forge with the frats' His little sister says – "I’m taking your room" like an adorable brat Over 50 thousand students on campus now he's just a dwarf in the back. Former Valedictorian - now he’s no more than a slack. . . These mathematical formulations are abstract................. The quantization of energy levels follows from this constraint on k and cause a . . . . . Crap. He's snoring Awoken by an amplified voice He yawns from his nap "Mr. José Couvades – are you bored already – perhaps you should be escorted from the class." José shouted something in Spanish – and 50 students joined together in courtship and laughed . Today we’re going to have a pop quiz – its short and it’s fast. If you fail, we’ll place you in remedial and your scholarships will be stored in the trash Have a number # 2 pencil - start by filling your name in the form – And don't forge it" - he yaps "I’m providing you with scrap paper" and hands out an enormous stack. The whole auditorium sorts and pass, sorts and pass. . . José can't afford to fail so he resorted to tactics to assure that he pass. It wasn’t cheating, more of a pact – By any means necessary – sworn in a tat; surrounded by Chinese letters; foreign, in fact - José never passed a test on his own merit – he relied on the performance of the dork in the back. the dork reporting the stats. If the answers C; that's morse code for a tap. 3, each one informing, distorted - in the auditoriums back. . . José asks the kid with glasses, if he could copy “por favor Please- I am poor at math." .. The Quantum physics professor ignores the chat - . . "Quantum Meruit?– “how much?” . . . "40 cash." The dork laughs. Shortly after the quantum physics professor grades the papers; Jose sees his score and reacts. The Teacher writes . . . “what one has earned, is more or less, what they can't afford - You passed." .. Only your name isn't Jorge Garcia - Who forged that? answers - name - all exact.
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