"Mary A. Turzillo - Mirandas Monster" - читать интересную книгу автора (Turzillo Mary A)

it at her. The sketch of a gravestone.

"Who are you, and why are you snooping through my wastebasket?"

He lowered his; head as if his words had some deep meaning. "Kane's the name."

Miranda's stomach flipflopped. Should she call for help? He seemed harmless.
He
had made a mistake, that was all.

"Mr. Kane, I saw that note, yes, but I just started teaching this semester. I
don't know how you even know my name, except that it's on my door. I certainly
didn't give you an F."

Kane laughed. "I have the paper here. A fine paper, publishable. Best
undergraduate paper you'll ever see. And you failed it. Because it reminded
you
of your own mediocrity."

"What are you talking about? I never taught you." Miranda stood and put the
chair between Kane and her.

"You're stupid." Kane's voice was low, menacing.

"Let me see the paper." Miranda's heart hammered in her chest.

Kane handed her a tattered paper titled "GRENDEL AND HIS MOTHER: FREUDIAN
IMPLICATIONS AND UNSPEAKABLE EVIL." Odd that the topic was like one she had
assigned, but she certainly had not graded this paper. She skimmed: in
flowery,
hysterical language, it accused Grendel of every crime from incest to heroin
peddling. A humor piece? No hint of playfulness. The grader's comments, on the
last page, suggested that Kane get psychiatric help. Then, a big, red F.

"Look," began Miranda, "here are some papers I've graded. You can see this
isn't
my penmanship."
Kane took a menacing step into the office. Miranda backed away. "It's your
work,
bitch, and you're going to pay for it." Kane pulled from his pocket a pair of
purple nylon tights. He held a length of one leg taut between his fists.

Miranda edged away. Could she rash by him into the hallway?

A gruff voice bellowed, "Kane, we've warned you about haunting this building.
Maybe the police can explain to you about trespassing."

Kane spun around. It was Dr. Fable. Fable grabbed Kane's wrist. "You need
another stay at Mercy Pavilion?"