stay

By the time you wake up the next morning, she has already left. The bathroom is still filled with steam, and your car is still is in the driveway, so she must have just hailed a cab. You take a shower in her shower and also leave.

Her class starts at 12. You show up at 11:30, hoping to get a chance to talk to her before class starts. She arrives precisely at 12, you sit in your usual seat, 3 rows back. But she takes every effort not to look at you. When class is over, she leaves and quick as she cans clearly trying to avoid you. When you email her, she only responds to the ones concerning the class, and in those emails, she answers your question in as few words as possible. This lasts until Monday when she turns back last week’s homework. You get back a blank folded piece of paper with a message written inside.

“We need to talk, my office at 6”