Avoiding Temptation: A StudentTeacher Romance (Forbidden Book 6) by Tracy Lorraine

Author:Tracy Lorraine [Lorraine, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

I hold my head up high as I walk out of my building first thing on Monday morning. I’m wearing one of the new outfits I ordered over the weekend, I’ve done my hair and make-up, and I’m feeling good. But that doesn’t stop me looking around the second the door slams shut behind me. I pause to see if there’s any movement or rustling in the bushes.

I’m being paranoid, I know I am, but I can’t help it. Joe pulling up on the curb like he did in front of me Friday night really spooked me.

I tell myself that no one’s there, that no one even cares where I am, and I head towards the tube. I feel better once I’m surrounded by commuters and heading to my classroom.

My first lesson of the week is with Jodi. I’m hopeful that her last lesson was just a one off, and I’ll find her smiling and more willing to interact, but the second she walks into the room, I know it was wishful thinking.

She keeps her head down as the others chat away and slowly find their seats. She pulls her books out but still doesn’t risk glancing up. My heart aches for her. I’ve no idea what her story is, but there’s something so sad and broken in her eyes, ones I recognise from my former life. I desperately want to tell her that it won’t last forever, that she is in control of her own destiny, but it’s not really my place to just assume. People’s lives are often much more complex than we can imagine, and I’d hate to jump to conclusions about what she’s dealing with.

The students must have had a good weekend, because it seems to take forever to get them settled. Eventually, I get them reading silently so I can begin catching up with their coursework progress.

Flipping my planner to this class, I start at the top and make my way down the register, talking individually to each student.

“Jodi, you’re up,” I call.

She pushes her chair out and walks towards the front of the room. No one looks up at her; it’s kind of like she’s invisible, probably exactly how she wants it.

She sits herself down in the chair opposite and drops her work to my desk. I scan over it, getting a feel for the quality, and I can’t believe what I’m looking at.

“Jodi, this is amazing. Your use of language is incredible, and the way you’re describing how that sonnet made you feel…it’s well beyond the level of this class. You’re really talented.”

Looking up from the paper, I watch as her sad, lonely face morphs into the most stunning smile.

“Really?” she asks, her voice barely above a whisper.

“Yeah, really.”

“I wasn’t sure if it was right.”

“There’s no wrong answer to how a passage makes you feel, Jodi. That will be different for every one of us based on our lives and experiences. It’s the way you’ve described it.”

The pure joy on her face melts my heart.

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