Devin didn’t think much of Travis; in fact he hated him. Devin knew he had been the topic of a school board meeting, and Travis (who was the school principal) was the one who had brought the topic up: Devin was teaching stuff in science that Travis didn’t like. Devin’s classroom had to be purged of Devin.
It was near the end of the school year. It was decided that Devin’s contract would not be renewed. Travis would inform Devin after the end of year teachers’ “party”. But somehow Devin had found out in advance.
Devin got a syringe, filled a little bottle with poison, and creeping into Travis vegetable garden at night, managed to inject all the tomatoes with the concoction. Whipty-do! All that Devin need do now was to sit around and wait for Travis and his family to kick the bucket.
Nothing happened. No one died. No one even got sick. The end of year teachers’ party was held. Devin was informed by Travis that his services were no longer required in the next academic year. Devin wasn’t sure if his seething hatred was because of the dismissal or because of the ineffective poison. He was livid. Next time he wouldn’t get it wrong. Travis was a goner.
A day later, Devin got a gun. He loaded it. He got in his car and headed for Travis’ house. He drove fast. He drove impetuously. He drove dangerously. He had an accident and was killed.
The funeral, held in the school’s gymnasium, was huge. Travis spoke of the tragic loss to the school of a good and talented teacher of science; in fact, they were naming the new science block after him.
There’s still physics, even when chemistry and biology fail.
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Once again nephology gets relegated to a back seat.
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Technically a kick in the kidneys qualifies as physics.
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And to think I failed Physics at school. No wonder I’ve turned out a wimp.
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At least you understand the most important concept from physics: if it bleeds it leads.
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That’s why I’m looking forward to the Biden era.
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But does internal hemorrhaging really count?
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To be Harrised would be worse.
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Ouch.
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No wonder Travis fired him…the loser.
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You’d think for a science teacher he could’ve come up with something more creative than a gun.
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Well if his poison doesn’t work…what kind of Science teacher is he?
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He probably belonged to the Union.
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I can’t top that one!
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Ah, hypocrisy…so universal…
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Hypocrisy spread like weeds in a lovely garden!
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A garden that apparently wasn’t poisoned. Perhaps the tomato plants died, or converted the poison. Who knows.
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It appears someone has been very scientific about Devin’s journey from being a teacher who was no longer needed to an aspiring murderer who ended up mangled in the cockpit of his fury, and eventually immortalised on the fascia of the new science block of the school.
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Well, it could have happened that way.
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I assume they served sandwiches at the memorial. Perhaps with slices of fresh homegrown tomatoes.
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Perhaps those tomatoes were the original origins of Covid. Scientists these days leave all sorts of stones unturned.
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You’ve solved it! We must immediately institute bans on all tomatoes. Except in Florida. Their tomatoes seem fine.
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The Florida oranges are suspect. I shall have to resort to drinking Bloody Marys.
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Not until 5:00 I hope.
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