"Shane…Shane, Shane "
I snappishly got back to attention after I heard my name being called. All heads were turned to look at me. I was so occupied with my thoughts that I was just only physically present in class.
"Mrs. Victoria" I said
The teacher was currently standing by the door with her books in her arms. It would be an understatement to say that time had flown. In just a couple of thoughts and the two hour long class was over. And during the whole thing, I managed to get nothing.
"Meet me in my office in five minutes" she said. Some male students did whatever male students do when she said that. I couldn't deny that I was also a bit surprised, she had never asked anyone to her office not even our class representative. Maybe today my charms were unusually remarkable because I was being noticed.
Even as I walked to her office strutting just a couple of meters behind her, I was so excited about the once in a while visit that I didn't think of the reason why she called me. Why did she call me to her office anyway? I asked myself as I waited some minutes by her door before knocking. After all, she said in five minutes and I was here in two.
"That was fast" I heard her say under her breath when she opened her door. I only smiled and entered her office. I feigned looking around the room curiously, in fact there was nothing much to see in a teacher's office apart from files and papers. I only wanted to avoid looking at her which if I did for a period of time, I would act based on my demon desires. It was either I looked into her eyes or the papers but not her body.
"You know why I have summoned you Shane?" she asked as she sat on her chair while motioning me to sit on the other directly opposite from her.
"No" I said plainly
"The mock exams are next week and you haven't submitted your details" she said
I looked at her pryingly.
"You were supposed to give them to your class representative, you did not."
"Oh" I relaxed
"Is there any reason that may hinder you from doing the exams?"
"No, I'm good with exams" I smiled
"You made it perfectly clear to your representative that you are only here for the free meals "Mrs. Victoria slanted her head slightly to the side as she examined my expression. She behaved like she was some sort of psychologist.
"Did I?"
"You should realize that teachers come to school every day to teach you, teaching is hard"
"I'm well aware" I said "I'll submit my details …right now"
"Really…" she hesitated
"Yes, you thought it would be harder?" I asked "or is it because of my previous unwanted behaviors?"
"That's nice of you Shane" she said slightly taken aback. She rummaged her desk for some file then handed me it after she had opened a certain page.
"I don't have a pen on me" I said after I had stared awkwardly at the piece of paper in front of me.
Mrs. Victoria shook her head as she handed me hers.
For a whole full minute, I blankly stared at the paper. It wasn't that I didn't want to fill in the details, there were just too many blanks that it slightly confused me. Too many places to sign that I wasn't sure if I would fill on the correct place.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Victoria asked
"Can you please help me fill it?" I asked with an apologetic smile
Her shoulders hunched as she stood up. She circled over beside me …she was a step away and I could smell her perfume.
"Your names go there" she pointed at a certain part. I filled in fast.
"Your parents' names…your date of birth…your age…your Uhm, your sex, I mean gender … male or female…"
I accidentally dropped the pen I was using due to the awkwardness that had appeared when she said sex. We were two people of opposite gender standing a couple centimeters from each other in a closed room, you get it? Super awkward.
I bumped her head when we both headed to pick the pen. Not what I was hoping but it had already happened and I couldn't undo it.
"Sorry" I said sitting upright.
Mrs. Victoria's hand grazed mine when she handed me the pen. It didn't look at all intentional but the action made a red blush flush up her cheeks.
Opposing my very will, I lightly grabbed her arm. I could feel the tension when our eyes met again not as a student and a teacher but as young adults. I slowly got up from the chair and held her other arm.
Standing face to face, I was a head taller than her such that she literally looked up to me. We were silent for a while before I gently leaned forward for a kiss.
In that moment, I actually thought I would kiss her because her face lingered on the same spot as if waiting for mine to close in. I was a breath moment away when she leaned back.
"What are you doing?" she asked releasing her arms from mine
"I…I apologize. I might have misread the situation"
"Damn right, I'm your teacher" she said. She sounded almost as if she was speaking to herself rather than me.
"I apologize" I said my head slightly lowered
"Just finish signing the papers and get back to class" She said retreating back to her seat.