There's no way he'd believe something as insane as the truth

"Oh hi!" you immediately began with a cheerful and bubbly voice. "My name's... Stacy. I just moved to this neighborhood and I heard a lot about you and well... I need some help. I was hoping maybe you could?"

God that sounded pathetic.

Still, Mr. Chambers regarded you with a smile as an eyebrow rose slowly. "Heard all about me?" he asked with a hint of amusement in his voice. Maybe you shouldn't have said that. It DID sound a little bizarre. Oh well, too late now.

"Oh yes. See, i'm not at all familiar with the people around here and when I had met with some other students they spoke really highly of you. Said you were always willing to help a student in need." you carried on with the lie.

"That's typically during the school year..."

"Well... yeah I guess it would be but... please, I could really use your help. It won't take long, I promise. Just a tiny favor!" you plead with him and, a little unconsciously, bit down lightly on your lower lip for effect. Who could say no to student pouting at them like that?

Mr. Chambers seemed to think about this for a while. You were a total stranger to him and out of the blue you had just come up and asked a non-specific favor. There was no way this was going to work. You really couldn't believe you had thought it might. You watched his brow crease with thought for a moment longer as he thought.

He was actually a really attractive man, you caught yourself thinking. He couldn't have been more than forty. His dark brown eyes matched perfectly with his brown hair and neatly trimmed beard. Even though he was wearing a pair of deck shorts and t-shirt for the summer, he still had an air of maturity and authority about him. And of course all those drills he ran his soccer team through had kept him lean and in great shape...

Eventually the teacher smiled to you and gestured inside as he stepped out of the doorway a little. "I think you should come inside."

With a deep breath of relief you nodded and followed him in the door which was closed calmly behind you.