Crow Princess, Page 10

PAGE 10

Panel 1

A teacher with curly hair arrives. Cora holds the dead mouse, tears streaming down her face.

TEACHER: What's going on here?

CORA: He killed my rat friend... ...my only friend.

ERIC: Eeew, she picked it up!

Panel 2

The teacher lectures Cora angrily while Eric smirks.

TEACHER: You were playing with a filthy rat!? Do you have any idea how dangerous that is?

TEACHER: It was probably diseased if it let you get so close.

ERIC: Aww, Cora's just being a baby.

Panel 3

Cora's face contorts with grief and anger.

CORA: H-how can you say that?

CORA: How would you like it if I got big stomped on all of you?

Panel 4

The teacher looks shocked. Another student watches gleefully. Eric glares at Cora.

TEACHER: Cora! Don't talk about people like that! Go to the Principal's office this instant.

STUDENT: Oooh, Cora's in trouble!

ERIC: I'd stomp you, Cora.

Kids can really be awful when they think no one is looking. Maybe that’s why they make me nervous. Adults always fawn over children. But how does Debby Darling treat Plain Jane when you’re out of the room? Among peers, people’s true colors show. I always remind myself that the children in front of me may have split personalities.

Comments (Archived)

  1. nyan

    she needs to go all elfen lied on those punnks

    • Rachel the Great

      I love Elfen Lied! Thank you for making that reference!

  2. Hidle

    Kids having split personalities? That sounds about right. :/

  3. Hiratchi

    Reminds me of a short story I once read. Rhinoceros Beetle by Susan Hawthorne. I have a link for it: http://www.fultonschools.org/teacher/cooney/__multi/rhino%20beetle.pdf