It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Last piece of work for the term, a letter. Time till bell – ten minutes.

Rebecca (12) : Miss?

Me (30 and maudlin) : Yes?

Rebecca: How do you spell sincerely?

Me : Um. (I say looking down and accidently catching sight of my rapidly expanding gut owing to too many chocolates and not enough will power.) I dunno. How do you spell spare tyre?

Rebecca: D – I – E – T

I got told.