"Pardon?" Jaenia queried as if she did not heard what Mortin just said clearly.
"I said..." He paused and looked around the school premises. They were in front of the principal office.
Jaenia was about to knock on the door when she heard her name being called by a teacher. She had stopped for him but he is not getting a sentence out of his mouth.
"Let's..." He paused and cough silently.
"Let's what, Mr. Mortin,be fast, the principal is waiting for me". She said angrily.
"Let's them re-do the test".
"What?!"
Jaenia, look, it's not...
"Excuse me,Mr. Mortin,addressed me correctly,Miss Jaenia or Vice principal, okay?! She corrected him and he smiled akwardly.
"Okay Jae...,oh sorry,Miss Jaenia, I mean, it's not the students fault. I might have unintentionally dropped the answer sheet, their invigilator can testified that I wasn't the one that gave them the ans...
"Look,Mr. Mortin". She cut's in and continue
... It's too late. You had known me for my habit not today, not last month. I had reported to the principal and he is going to make an announcement tommorow morning after assembly, so you should be preparing yourself to state the reason why the answer sheet was found in the students poccession". She said and knock at the door.
"But,Vice principal,I have apologize to you the moment you caught the sheet in their hand and that's barely an hour ago. I had being pleading with you and you had said you have heard that they need not to re-do it, some punishment will do. So it was a surprise for me when you talk about it in the meeting with all the teachers and you even said you had reported it to the principal, that makes me ran after you and told you to let them re do it,I will set another questions. If you have report indeed,then I am highly disappointed in you, Jaenia". As he land, the door open and the principal,Mr. Lhoran, come out.
"How dare you called the vice principal by name, have you know respect,Mr. Mortin? He queried and Mortin apologize to her with a bow without erasing his distasteful expression.
"I have warned him but he would not listened. He is rude from the very start, always getting on my nerves. Looking down on me cause am younger, what an arrogance". She said returning him with a cold glare.
"I am sorry,Miss Jaenia". He apologized half heartedly.
"Sheran, what about the file of the new teacher?" Mr. Lhoran asked his secretary whose desk is opposite his office.
"I had dropped it on your desk before your arrival, Sir". She replied.
"Thanks". He appreciates and faced Mortin.
"That teacher is going to replaced you. You know, there are many literate in line for this teaching profession, you ought to not have make a mistake". Mr. Lhoran said shocking both Jaenia and Mortin, the principal faced Jaenia.
"You can go,I will call you later". He said and she left while he asked Mortin to enter. They both goes in and take their seat. Lhoran at his desk,his company opposite him. The principal is looking at him pitifully and Mortin started wondering why he asked for his entry.
"If I were you, I would have break up with her". Mr. Lhoran said and Mortin was shocked.
"What do you mean,Sir?"
"Apart from seeing both of you infront of the Mass boutique yesterday,I caught you couple of days ago catching fun at the Fresh beach, so no one needs to tell me that you guys are dating. It's already creepy to engage in a work romance and it's so even weirder for a wife to be her husband superior, the relationship will not last. You know,a reasonable man will think rationally that his wife is partially respecting him and half-heartedly disrespecting him. She is controlling you at work and at home cause she got paid higher than you,does that make sense? And if a wife is...
"We are not yet married, still dating". He interrupted and amuses the man.
"What if you got married, will you not be her slave entirely. So toxic of a romance, she will be controlling you how she wishes because she will be the sole breadwinner for you are losing your job and Jaenia caused it". He said and Mortin smiled hurtfully.
"You don't have to meddle and mister, you are not God, what makes you think I won't be employed to another school?" He asked and Mr. Lhoran picked up his phone on the desk, tap on it and show him the screen, he was so shocked for what he saw.
"The exam committee posted it immediately she came to report you, everyone had knew, even the president already comment on it, you now see that you can't secure another job at any school, she had..." A ring interrupted, it's the principal's office phone, he picked the call from his secretary whom told him that his wife is around.
"Let her in". He replied and disconnected the line. Mortin dropped the phone on the desk and the door opened for an elegant woman in her early forties to enter. Mortin stand up and walked out. Mrs Kensha was surprised at his behavior. She walked up to her husband whom had already stand up,they hug and kissed.
"What's wrong with Lenith, he can't even greet,did you fight him? She asked as she sat on the seat beside the one where Mortin had stand up from.
"Don't mind him, he is doing his job". He answered.
"Oh,I see!" She exclaimed in realization and they both smiled.
"What brought you here?"
"I received a call from the nanny yesterday, she said Bandt had been longing for me, you know, it's three months already and none of us visited him,I have even missed him".
"I have missed him too but I am busy".
"I am going there after I leave here, just want to see your face before I left". She said and they smiled.
"How long will you stay with him?"
"Like a month, I have told my vice to stand in for me,I am tripling his income this months, it will not be easy playing two roles at the same time". She said and sighed.
"That's really going to be exhausting, but what of his family?" He asked with genuine compassion.
"Honey,I am referring to Ghorad, the bachelor".
"Yes,I know, I thought you told me he had a date with a lady yesterday or had they...
"Yes,as usual he was the one that broke up with her, the relationship last for thirty minutes".
"What caused it?"
"Ghorad said the lady dressed too flashy and ate slowly". She said and they both laughed.
"What an excuse". He remarked amid laughter.
"Yes,so flimsy excuses. Like, she talks too slowly, she loves music, she drinks too much water..., if I could count, he would have dated more than twenty ladies this month only,I am sure it will be more than that if not for his busy schedule". She said.
"I heard that he would celebrate his birthday next month".
"Yeah, he is clocking Thirty-five". She said
"And he is inviting all the ladies he had dated before and that day I am sure that he would see another lady to date". She said
"I wish that one will be his lucky last".
" If it is so,I will be rejoicing till forever". She said and they changed the topic to their son,Bandt,who is five years old. He had been living with the nanny since when he was two. His parents were busy with work but they have him in heart.