Ms. Johnson, the rather craggy looking, slightly ill-tempered girls' gym teacher threw open the door and strode into the locker room. "Ethel! What are you doing in here when you're suppossed to be outside walking laps! Do you want to stay a blubberbutt the rest of your...."
Ms. Johnson stopped mid-tirade when she saw that Jon was in the girls locker room with Ethel, and that they two of them were cuddling close together. The taller, older woman shook her head and rolled her eyes in disgust at the pair.
"Unbelievable. Did you two really think this was the best time and place to make out together? Do you know how much trouble you two are in? Thank God you're both still fully clothed at least. Look at you pair. Ethel-you've got sweat stains the size of plates under those big, flabby arms of yours-hit the shower and change into a fresh t-shirt and see me after class. Jon, I'll attend to you now. We'll walk down to the principal's office, and call your mom from there."
Ethel turned pale and began stammering " p-please Ms. Johnson...nothing really happened-I...I just let Jon inside because I was feeling kind of sad..and..uh..." Jon interrupted "Don't punish Kar-I mean Ethel, Ms. Johnson. I know I shouldn't have come inside the locker room-I really know it. It was my fault-don't get Ethel in trouble too...please?"
Rolling her eyes, Ms. Johnson audibly sighed, then hung her head. "I suppose I should feel a little sorry for you two. High School can't be easy for either of you-and I guess its' nice that you both have each other at least. Still..."
"Tell you what-I'll give you two a choice. I can turn you in and call your parents, or you can both agree to start meeting with me during your study halls. I'll work some of the blubber off the both of you-I'l even try to put a little muscle into the ball of flab you call a body, Jon. I'll ride you two hard-I'll get Sarah, Tanya, and some of the other cheerleaders help me provide you with the proper motivation. Well-which do you choose?"
Jon and Ethel stared at each other. Sarah had turned them into the sad sacks they were now in the first place, and Tanya and most of the other cheerleaders were her hangers-on and flunkys. IT would be hell for both of them-especially Ethel, as Sarah had wished that the former Karyn now enjoyed being a very obese girl. But otherwise they would both face suspension-and become the laughingstocks of the school, even more than they were now. What should they do?
"Well?" said Ms. Jonson? "I'm not going to wait much longer for an answer."
After another long minute, Jon and Ethel agree they would choose...
