In our gym class, we’re currently in our basketball unit, and during a scrimmage, a bit of a scene unfolded. The opposing team just scored, and my friend C had the ball. She tried to pass it to another girl, L, who wasn’t paying attention. Before I could react, the ball lightly hit L on the back of the head—not hard, but enough to startle her.
L completely flipped out and accused C of doing it on purpose, even though C apologized right away. Luckily, Mr. P was understanding and told L to head to the locker rooms instead of getting angry at C. A couple of minutes later, I went to change and overheard L saying things like “I’m gonna beat that ho” and “I’m gonna slap that ugly little b*tch.” It was pretty dramatic, so I made sure to comfort C and let Mr. P know what L was saying.
When I returned to the girls’ locker room to check on C, we found L talking to her friend M, still going off about how she would “let that ho walk for now” and calling C names. I turned to L and urged her to calm down, and she completely lost it again, shouting, “Calm down?! I’ll fight you, you ugly hoe!”
At that point, Mr. P lost his patience and started yelling at L to “get the f out of my class” and declared he didn’t want to see her again.
Just to clarify, when I said “the ball hit her head,” I meant it was more of a gentle toss—so soft that it barely registered. C didn’t throw it hard at all.
Wow, that sounds like quite the scene! It’s always surprising how some people can react so strongly to something that seems minor. It’s good to hear that Mr. P handled the situation well and didn’t get mad at C, especially since it really was an accident. It’s hard to see friends get upset over something like that, and it sounds like you did the right thing by supporting C and bringing L’s comments to Mr. P’s attention. Hopefully, L can calm down and realize it was just a misunderstanding. Gym class can definitely get intense sometimes!