"Is Teacher Marleen sure of what Teacher Marleen wants from me?"
I nodded my head a few times at Shanon, and I looked into her eyes intently when I heard her question that sounded like she wasn't quite sure what I said earlier, to assure my students that I was really serious about my words and not to call me 'Teacher' like she did until now.
"Yeah. I'm pretty sure what I'm asking of you right now, Shanon. Or do you just not want to do it and keep calling me Teacher Marleen like you did earlier?"
I deliberately kept my face away from Shanon without losing my sulky expression, which somehow I had no idea why I even showed it to the only student who managed to make me act this far. "If you really don't want to do it, I can't force you to do it. But I will be very sad because I want our relationship to be closer than the relationship we are currently in."
