Chapter 4 by wicker

What's next?

Where did we leave off?

Jenny hurried down the hall, her lab coat flapping open, as she was consumed with the problem she had been turning over in her head for days. She did not even notice the looks on the people's faces as she rushed past them.

Monica noticed the people's looks. She was partly amused, but also felt bad for the professor. Professor Martin was a very good mentor when she focused on it, and was a good person, but her absent-mindedness did sometimes get on Monica's nerves.

Jenny burst into her classroom and stood in front of the lab table. It was a small group of undergrads - mostly seniors, and they were stunned at what they saw: a prestigious, brilliant professor standing before them in nothing but an open lab coat.

"Where did we leave off?" she asked.

"I think you left something off!" called one of her students.

"Um, I'm pretty sure I've covered everything up to today on the syllabus."

"You didn't cover everything!" called another student. The others laughed, and Jenny had no idea what was going on.

Monica came in and saw the students laughing at the clueless professor.