So, I was a P.E. teacher at a high school one day and this school had their weight room in a separate building. We were in there the second half of the period and it was getting close to the end.

I was told in the directions that the students were not allowed to be let out more than 3 minutes early for changing because they make some pretty bad choices when they have more time than that.

Well, with two minutes left we start cleaning up and out of the corner of my eye I see 2 boys at the door looking around, and then they bolt like a full-on sprint out the door and across the walkway in an attempt to escape.

If you know me at all you would know that I do not tolerate this kind of behavior and so… I take off!

I run from the other side of the room. I am dodging students and machines as I rush for the door and then I hurdle over a bench and out the door I go. I was about 10ft. behind the boys when I yelled “HEY!” as loud and vicious as possible.

One boy immediately turned around and started coming back before looking behind him to see that the other boy did not stop. He slunk back to where I was standing and said, “I was just going to use the restroom.” I looked him straight in the eyes and replied,

“Yeah right.”

The best part of this whole thing though was when I got back, and all the kids were whispering…

“Did you see the way she jumped over that bench!”

“It was like Parkour!”

“Don’t mess with her…”

“That was so awesome.”

I know for a fact that they were impressed because when I asked the name of the boy that did not turn around, they gave it without a second thought. Most students protect their peers… but not this time. 😊