The hard linoleum floor felt freezing against Maya's palms as she tried to catch her breath after the violent shove.
Maya: Why do you have to be so cruel to people who never bothered you?
Chloe: Because weakness makes me sick, and you embody everything weak about this school.
Maya: Being kind isn't weak, it's just something your spoiled mind can't possibly understand.
Chloe: Watch your tone with me or I'll make sure you never graduate from this district.
The student lies on the floor beside the spilled lunch, crying in pain as classmates watch in shock[cite: 1].
SFX: Soft crying[cite: 1]
Maya: My project papers... they're completely ruined by the milk.
Chloe: Consider it an early lesson in real-world failure, darling.
Bystander: Someone grab the school nurse, she looks like she might actually pass out.
Chloe: Nobody move an inch! Let her sit there and think about her place.
Maya wiped a tear from her cheek, her body aching from the sudden fall against the tile.
Maya: My mom is going to hear about every single thing you did today.
Chloe: Your mom? What is a working-class substitute teacher going to do against my father's corporate lawyers?
Maya: She's not just a teacher anymore, Chloe, and you have no idea who you just messed with.
Chloe: Save your empty threats for someone who actually cares about your sob story.
Can Maya's mother arrive in time to defend her daughter, or will Chloe escape accountability once again?
Maya: Just wait until she walks through those double doors.