Challenge
August 2024 Drabble Challenge: First Day of School
Tell me a story in exactly 100 words using the prompt, "First Day of School." Take it in any direction you want, you don't have to use the exact phrase or keywords or anything, but do draw us in with a return to school as your theme. Please use standard punctuation, grammar, and spelling to spin a prose tale for a chance to score a whopper of a prize: TWO WHOLE DOLLARS! I'll pick the winner in early September, no need to tag me with your entry.
First day surprise
I arrived to my first class early and sat in the front row. I smiled at the students as they strolled in: Freshman. They all seemed to have made friends already and were a chatty group. Here and there I heard them wondering if anyone had heard anything about the instructor.
I had graduated from college a year prior and looked rather like a high school student still. When it was time for class to begin, I stood up and walked to the front of the classroom.
"Buenos días, clase. Soy Señorita Marshall."
The surprise on their faces was priceless.
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