This Roll Is Not Your Calling

(I have the same homeroom teacher from my sophomore year until my senior year of high school. My homeroom teacher consistently calls me by the wrong name. I finally just stopped correcting her… until the last week of senior year.)

Teacher: *inexplicably decides to call roll from the list* “[Student #1]?”

Student #1: “Here!”

Teacher: “[My Name]… We don’t have a [My Name] in here!”

Me: *I slowly raise my hand* “Umm…”

Teacher: “No, your name is Allison.”

Me: *shakes me head*

(The rest of the class giggles nervously.)

Teacher: “But… What… Why didn’t you tell me?”

Me: “I did, but after a while I stopped…”

Teacher: *stares at me, then marks me present*

(I honestly wonder whether I was marked absent for three years, or whether she never actually took roll.)