...At times, I got ornery in H.S., it was usually when the 'manic' part of my illness kicked in. Normally, I was the 'quiet girl' in class, I didn't talk, and would only speak when the teacher called on me. Once, we had a Substitute teacher for two weeks, in our English class. My manic phase had kicked in, and I was working hard to keep it under control during class. One day...I failed.

...I arrived at the classroom 15 minutes early, there was no one else there. I figited for a few minutes, and then walked to the blackboard. I let my mind loose, and drew silly pictures, and wrote short, silly poems. I finished before the teacher arrived, although students had arrived, and were laughing at my 'Masterwork." I then pulled a screen down, and my work was covered, and I got back into my seat.

...The Sub arrived, frustrated, she was 10 minutes late. She greeted us as she set down her teaching materials. She started the lecture, and then turned to the blackboard, and pulled the screen back up. She stared at my masterpiece, and then turned to us, and quietly asked..."Who did this?"

We were all quiet, at first, and then the other students started laughing, and pointed at ME!!!

She walked over to me, and asked..."Did you do that?" I nodded, and she handed me an eraser, and said, "Get it off my board." I got up, and erased it. As I was walking by her, she muttered...
..."They TOLD me to WATCH OUT FOR THE QUIET ONES."
