The Public Note

Shelly angrily threw her backpack on the floor and stomped up to her room. She was furious. The day had started out badly and had only gotten worse. It seemed that everything she had tried that day had failed.

Opening the refrigerator in hopes of finding something good to eat, Shelly frowned at the contents. There wasn’t anything worth looking at, let alone eating!

“Why did she have to do that?” asked Shelly aloud.

“What did she do? And who is she?” asked Mom as she came into the kitchen.

“Mrs. Benton,” explained Shelly. “She took a note from Angela.”

“Why would you be upset with that?” asked Mom.

“Because I wrote the note!” said Shelly in an exasperated voice. “I said some things in the note that I never should have told anyone. I was just getting my feelings out. Boy, did they get out!”

“Shelly, did Mrs. Benton share the contents of the note?” asked Mom.

“No, but I just know she will!” moaned Shelly.

“Is there anything you should be ashamed of, Shelly?” questioned Mom.

“Oh, no,” clarified Shelly, “but embarrassed about! I shared some personal feelings about people, but I didn’t mention any names.”

“Shelly, any time you write notes at school, you have to know that there is a chance that the teacher will catch you,” said Mom.