Exit Interview

"I really stuck my neck out for you guys," Mr. Snodgrass said.  "And you go & bring booze into the Student Center?  Into the kitchen, for cryin' out loud?"  For some reason, I was the only one he wanted to talk to in his office, the next day.

"Look, it won't happen again.  I wasn't even there.  I was out on delivery," I tried to reason with him.  "Pat doesn't even work for us.  I don't know why he was even there."

"There's nothing I can do here, Zach.  My hands are tied.  This came down from Dean Remsler, himself." he said & paused to catch his breath & lower his voice.  "The simple fact is we gave you guys a shot & you blew it.  It's unfortunate, for everyone involved, but Mad Munch can no longer continue here at Lincoln College.  I'm sorry."

I took a deep breath.  Snodgrass definitely wasn't going to budge.  

"Yeah, me too.  I quit my custodian job for this & now I got no job at all," I said.

"Well, look at it this way.  You guys can keep the sales that you did make last night & since the three of you were not drinking, you won't get suspended like Mr. Tumpayne & Mr. MacDonald," he said, excused me, I shook his hand & walked out of his office.

Well, that was the silver lining, I guess.  My parents would have killed me if I got suspended.  That & I would be graduating in about three weeks.  

I was still pissed off at Pat & what could have been in the Student Center.  I didn't see him after his suspension & I'm not sure if he graduated.  By then, I was ready to get out of there, move back home & get a real summer job.