Things were about to get worse. The door to my classroom suddenly opened and Jamal came in, followed closely by and older black thug that I thought was a teacher he had been talking with in the hallway before first period this morning.

Jamal closed the door and locked it and they walked over to my desk. I stood up and faced them. As soon as I saw Jamal, and saw him lock my door, I knew that something bad was going to happen. I watched them approach me and waited nervously to see what this was all about.