Tales from the 13th “Mr. Banjos and Loss of a Friend” (Where Bruises Go)
Fifth grade came, and Eric got the only male teacher that St. Thomas had, Mr. Banjos. He was known as the math teacher, and his reputation preceded him. He was a mathematical man. The only problem was that he was a giant douche bag. If Cafferty ever had a teacher whom he hated most, it was Banjos. What could the teacher do that was so horrid to warrant a child’s disdain, long enough to last into adulthood? He did what the other teacher did. He placed him in the corner, made sure that he was shunned by the other children, and lied. Eric did the same thing, focusing on one homework subject and neglecting the others. That meant that homework wasn’t done, and he had to get his assignment book signed by both teachers and parents. Again, the work suffered as he didn’t understand what was going on and just wrote anything to get it done. Then there came the time that he was tired of being in the corner and made a deal w...