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Middle of the school day, group of high school students enter chemistry class after lunch

(Students enter classroom wait about 30 seconds)

STUDENT 1: where’s Mr.Larkins?

STUDENT 2: I don’t know but it’s been like 10 minutes I think we can leave...

SUB ( comes in unorganized, rushing, and slightly panting):

Buenas días clase

STUDNET 1: awkwardly responding Uh….hola

SUB:(rambling) Hello class my name is Mrs. Miller and I will be your sub for today I wasn’t aware that I was gonna to get called in today and on top of that I caught in tra-
(she rethinks and thinking she’s in a Spanish class says):lo siento , me llamo snra Allen...

STUDENT 3: interrupting UMM…I GUESS THAT MEANS TAKE OUT THE chem. HOMEWORK?!
(Class laughs)

Sub laughs to herself, as if she was testing the children to cover up what she thought it was a Spanish class:
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS…now hurry kids lets go over the homework

STUDENT 4: raise hand I didn’t get number 18.

SUB: can you write it on the board….. we’ll go over it

Student 4 writes it on the bored
(Student writes problem on board)

SUB (confused): can anybody show this young man how to do this problem this problem

(Class-blank stares)

(Getting carried away and frustrated she does not know the answer neither does anyone in the class)
Sub: THIS IS CHEMISTRY HONORS AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS?!

(Long beat)

(Class-Blank stares)

SUB: okay well that’s okay…. we can go over it (calming down)

(Sub attempts twice to work out problem on the board doesn’t work out)
SUB: (trying to keep maintain composure) You just add the a...uh, 2 of these (pointing) to the H and it should work out...(puts chalk down) anymore problems?!.....

STUDENT 2: Can you just explain how you know where to place the double bon-

SUB- interrupting GOOD question...very good question...

STUDNET 5: (raises hand) I know!!.... In a molecule like number 8 you can only add the double bond in one spot since it contains terminal elements

SUB: (trying to repeat what student just says...fails)
Thank you...that is exactly correct...you can only add it when the atom is not term..ino(Spanish word)

(Class continues to look at homework)

SUB: now that were done with that...here are some worksheets your teacher left

(Passes out paper)

Sub goes back to desk while students work on the sheet writes down problem at the board and contemplates...wondering how to do the problem....keeps making scribbles confused...

Unaware raises hand as if about to ask question about problem....

(All the students in class awkwardly stare at sub)

SUB: (spotlight on sub) realizes hand is raised

....awkwardly lowering hand, makes up alternative question: ….What time is class over?...

Lights dim- End of scene