PUNISHMENT

Vivian called in sick at work the next day, she dressed in a black gown with a red blazer, red bag, shoe and beret to match. One thing about her was, she knew how to dress to each occasion.

Ella was wowed again with her aunt's dressing. "You are the replica of my mom." Ella says and she admires her aunts dress. "Please, make sure you kick Aziza out the school. I want her to be sincerely and seriously punished."

"Don't worry, my baby girl. I will put them in their place."

Vivian assures and both left the house straight to the school. Ella went to her classroom, and Vivian went to the meeting hall. She had called for the urgent meeting to take place 7:30 am in the morning. Since she referred to it as urgent, the mother's had no choice but to attend, it might concern their children.

Looking elegant and beautiful as ever with her beautiful dressing and luxurious jewels gently placed around her neck and wrist. She steps into the meeting hall, apparently all parents and school principal were settled already, awaiting her arrival.

The women sat around a large rectangle table, with a portable microphone placed in front of each parent.

"Good morning ladies, I am sorry I kept you waiting. Please, pardon my manners." Vivian says as she makes her way to take the empty spot which obviously seems to be for her.

The parents murmurs to themselves on sight of Vivian.

"Wow! look at the jewels she has on her neck and wrist."

"This woman will be so rich."

"She seems young."

The mother's whispers to themselves. But one person seem not to be buying it all, as she looked elegant too. She had a very dumb and jealous look on her face.

As the parents whispered, Vivian knew deep down that all this elegance was there because of Alex. May her gentle soul Rest In Peace.

"Why did you call for the urgent meeting?" The woman who had a dumb and jealous look asks. "We have things to do, so be fast-"

"I called this meeting, because of a particular teacher named Aziza." Vivian says cutting the woman off. "That woman has to be dismissed from this school, with immediate effect."

This statement got the parents talking. Why would she want to dismiss a teacher just like that?

"Why would you want to dismiss a teacher?" Someone asks.

"Be a she broke the rules and conduct." Vivian replies.

"Broke the rules and conducts? How?" Another woman asks.

"She had an affair with a male parent and it caused him to divorce his wife." There was an uproar immediately but she kept on talking. "This woman, is still teaching the child of the divorced without any conscience, so I suggest she be dismissed from the school."

The woman that wore a jealous look from earlier got very annoyed. Immediately her expression changed from jealous to anger and annoyance. She stands up to talk. "My name is Julie, Jessica's mom and I think we shouldn't intervene in this matter, it happens to be a personal issue." She sat after talking.

"It's a matter that concerns our children, our future, we have to deal with it with utmost care. A woman that flirts with another person's husband shouldn't be allowed to teach, what will a terrible woman like that teach the children? Teach them how to snatch people's husband when they come of age?"

With that being said, she had managed to convince most of the parents and even the principal but some of the parents were not pleased with the motion so the principal suggested them to vote.

The principal clears her throat and stands as she adjusts her jacket. "Since we have gotten to this junction, I think we have to vote." The parents agreed. "We are 22 in number, so if you want miss Aziza to be dismissed, please raise your hand."

Alima was the first to raise her hand, she was happy that finally the cheat and terrible woman was going to get punished. "I support the motion."

Vivian raises her hand too, then the principal, then some parents too. In total 12 people supported the motion, it was obvious that Vivian had already won. But the principal asked again.

"If you are against the motion please raise your hand." Julie raised her hand, then the remaining parents too. "We have a total of 12 people supporting the motion and ten people against it. Miss Aziza will be dismissed from the school right away." The principal states.

"Not only that." Alima adds. "It should be pasted on the school notice board that she broke the school coed and conduct of flirting with a male parent."

Julie looks at Alima with annoyance, the other parents might not know who was really affected by Aziza's mischievous act but Julie knew, after all she told her daughter

"I agree with that."

"I think that is good, so that someone else won't try such in the future."

Immediately, Aziza was sent for and when she arrived. The principal told her she was dismissed from the school and was given just 20 minutes to pack her things and leave. Everything was going well as Vivian planned, but Julie was very annoyed and pained. Not that she had anything to do with Aziza, but she was just annoyed that Vivian came from nowhere and stole her shine.

Aziza exited the meeting hall and it was time for Vivian to move on to plan B.

"As you all know, my warden was attacked by some pathetic bullies a while ago, pouring a very harmful substance on her." Vivian looks at Julie straight in the eye and continues. "I let that slide, because I was new here, if anything like that happens again, I won't take it easy with anyone."

Julie was aware, Vivian was passing the message to her and no one else. But why did she come for her of all people? It got her quite worried, so she decided to play a card. "May I ask you how you knew about miss Aziza? After all, you are new here?"

Nice card play, Alima was already uncomfortable. She wouldn't want anyone to know she was the victim, and with her very uncomfortable act and extra supportive act towards the motion gave Vivian the incline that she was the victim.

"That is because, you darling daughter told the victim's child to push my warden off the stairs or she would tell the whole school why her parents got divorced."

Vivian and Julie locked eyes and there was a serious uproar in the meeting hall. Now, Alima understood, Vivian came to help her out.

"What did you say?" Julie asks.

"You heard me, the warning I gave earlier about my warden, I seriously mean it. If anything happens to her you will have to pay, my warden complains about her almost everytime as she is popularly known as the pathetic school bully."

This was very obvious, Vivian was trying to put Julie and her daughter in place or even kick them out too.

"Miss Julie, please be mindful of what you say to your daughter." The principal advices.

"My daughter has been complaining about Jessica for a while too, I wonder why the school authorities is keeping such an animal with children." Alima adds, at this point she was ready to get rid of all those bad people for good.

"What?" Julie asks again as she was left almost speechless. It was as if they ganged up against her."

"My son, also complains about her most of the time." Another woman adds.

Julie sternly looks at a woman sitting opposite her, she wanted her to say something , maybe to support her. But unfortunately, she didn't say anything.

The principal stands again and clears her throat. "Miss Julie, I guess you have to caution your daughter now, she has been giving a warning , I think I speak for the entire school authorities."