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The classroom was a riot of sound—shouted insults and mocking laughter crashing together. Miss Jan stood defeated by the door, her pleas lost in the tumult. Then, the door groaned on its hinges. I walked in, and the noise died as if severed. 'Good morning, Class Two,' I said, my voice a blade of cold authority. Skeptical eyes and smirks tracked me. I dropped my stack of papers onto the desk with a solid thump and drew myself to my full height, untouched by their silent challenge. 'You don't have to like me,' I stated, unwavering. 'But you will respect me. You can choose the easy way or the hard way, but you will learn. And you will behave.' From the doorway, Miss Jan watched as the storm of rebellion finally stilled under the weight of my command.