The King inside
Modern Satire
I want you to know that you are somebody. I want you to know that you have somewhere to go. I want you to know that you have something to do. I want you to know that you have somewhere to be. And present things are only in the present. There is something that you need to know. There is something that you are missing class. And I want you to think about it. Class dismiss. And they all say Thank you Mr. Michaels. As Mr. Michaels shake everyone of their hands and pat them on the back as the day ends for them. And Mr. Michaels ride his bicycle home because the day is so well. And he's humming his favorite song Someday by Cece and Bebe Winans. And he has a good day meeting and hugging his wife Betta. Betta and Mr. Michaels don't have any children. And they both just moved to Westfield a few years ago. And they had a good private dinner, Betta cook his favorite meal. And then they did their normal at home movie night. Mr. Michaels fell asleep on Betta's lap. And then afterwards Betta watched the news as she was getting up and laying the blanket on her husband on the couch. And she stands close to the TV and tries to turn it down. And she watched in tears and said my Lord oh my Lord. And Mr. Michaels asks Betta what is wrong quietly then he gets up behind her. She tries to turn the TV off of the news. And she says Eager, something happen, something happen to some of the boys in your classroom. And Mr. Michaels was workup and angry, so angry he started cursing. And he demanded to know what happen. And Betta said a molester. And Eager Michaels dropped to his knees and grab the Bible. And he said that's enough Betta go to bed, it's just me and the Lord. And Betta tried to but she left and walk up stairs to bed. And Eager Michaels prayed and prayed asking Lord why? Then the next morning, he was asleep in his yesterday clothes and almost late for work. Betta woke him up after several times. And he woke up surprisingingly, Betta the Lord told me to do something but I may lose my job. You know it's Wednesday and church has a special service Midday. I think I am gonna take those boys there. Betta said well if that wakes you up then wake up. And Babe don't worry just do what the Lord said. I trust you and they trust you. And so Mr. Michaels take the bus with his bicycle. And he is met by the Principal at the bus stop to the school. And the Principal briefed him on the class. And the Principal told him everything that happen and what he should do. And all Mr. Eager Michaels did was said that he think the boys need a field trip. And the Principal agreed but no illegal activity only professional outing that he would allow. And the Principal walk him into his classroom, and the students were shouting. And after the Principal saw they were in good hands, he withdrew. The students had a lot of questions and Mr. Michaels calmed them down. He said let's all calm down. I want to take you to a place that you can come together. I want to take you to a place where you can be strong. I want to take you a place where you can trust. We all are gonna on a field trip right now. And the students were excited and happy. And Mr. William who was a good friend of Mr. Michaels. And Mr. Michaels taught the students a song, He got the whole world in his hands. And he found out some of the boys could sing and that they knew church songs so he smiled. And when they stopped at Westside Healing Community Church. The pastor was shocked and met them and greeted them. And they said they have a special guest. And the kids heard the song and started crying. And they were into the service. And they were prayed on but Mr. Williams tried to hurry up at the end because the school day was about to end however Mr. Michaels did not stop. He prayed and hug the boys and told them that he love each one of them. And that's when he was arrested. And the boys' parents with the Principal and they disturb the church service. Mr. Michaels had to stay a few days in jail until his bail and court date. And so he had a substitute teacher Ms. Day. And class was not the same, the boys were not focus on the classwork. And so Mr. Michaels had visitors in jail besides his wife Betta, it was the boys and their parents. The boys defended Mr. Michaels. And when the parents saw that they cried and dropped the charges. And Mr. Michaels was made an Administrative Teacher and the boys passed his class with good grades.
About the Creator
Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous
Known as a Significant Voice in Modern Literature, a Poet of the Year, 2020 Black Author Matters Winner, 2025 Black Authors Matter Children Book Awards Nominee for his books, and International Impact Awards' Author of the Year Nominee

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