Personal Recount

“What’s the answer to this question?” I whispered.
“The answer is 78,” Shally replied softly.
I continued asking Shally for answers, without realizing that my Mathematics teacher, Mrs Leow had already caught what I had been doing.
“That’s it! Stop cheating!” Mrs Leow screamed, her voice seething with anger.
Everyone was turning around giving one another quizzical looks, and whispering into each other’s ears, commenting on what Mrs Leow had screamed.
“Shut up! Agnes and Shally, come to the front!” she yelled at the top of her voice.
An eerie silence now permeated the classroom and my mind was blank. I did not realize that Mrs Leow had already caught me copying answers from Shally. While Mrs Leow continued to scold the both of us, Shally and I stood in front of the whole class with our heads hanging and our eyes fixed on Mrs Leow’s black shoes.
“…Sorry, Mrs Leow,” Shally and I said with tears strangling our voice.
Tears streaked down our cheeks when Shally and I were told that our parents had to be informed of our irresponsible acts. The both of us had learnt our lesson and thus decided never to do such a foolish thing again.