The streetlamps flashed by past her car window at regular intervals. The speedometer almost seemed stuck at a safe speed that she had been taught to drive at. The young Miss Mackenzie Saunders peered through her black-framed glasses at the road in front of her, her eyes dull and showing obvious signs of fatigue from the long and harrowing day at Lincoln High School. Sometimes, she didn't know why she signed up for the job. The hours were ridiculous, there wasn't any overtime pay and worst of all, those teenagers - she sometimes wondered if they weren't really the number one cause of death from prolonged pain and suffering in the United States. In fact, Mackenzie was making her way now to visiting the parents of one particularly problematic senior boy. He was constantly slacking off at the back of her English class, and his grades had taken the toll badly. The principal had called her in today to bring this to her attention, as well as slap a warning threat on her head that if something wasn't done about this soon - she might find herself suddenly and rudely unemployed. Then again, Mackenzie wondered if that wasn't at all an attractive alternative.
Pulling up at the address, Mackenzie looked at the comfortable-sized house in front of her. The living room lights were on, at least, so someone was home. She pulled a piece of paper out of her handbag just to double check the address, and satisfying herself that it was correct, she climbed out of her car and locked it. Mackenzie walked towards the front door, pulling her pencil skirt straight and checking that the plain white blouse she had on was properly tucked in. Her dirty blonde hair had been pinned tightly into a bun, and she looked every inch the proper, young teacher that she was - but probably didn't want to be.
Finally arriving at the front door, Mackenzie rapped the door with the bones of her knuckles, and stood outside awaiting a reply. She ran through what she needed to tell the parents in her head, wishing that she could get this over and done with so she could go back to her boring little apartment and plunge into a much-deserved sleep.
Pulling up at the address, Mackenzie looked at the comfortable-sized house in front of her. The living room lights were on, at least, so someone was home. She pulled a piece of paper out of her handbag just to double check the address, and satisfying herself that it was correct, she climbed out of her car and locked it. Mackenzie walked towards the front door, pulling her pencil skirt straight and checking that the plain white blouse she had on was properly tucked in. Her dirty blonde hair had been pinned tightly into a bun, and she looked every inch the proper, young teacher that she was - but probably didn't want to be.
Finally arriving at the front door, Mackenzie rapped the door with the bones of her knuckles, and stood outside awaiting a reply. She ran through what she needed to tell the parents in her head, wishing that she could get this over and done with so she could go back to her boring little apartment and plunge into a much-deserved sleep.