MARK

I was shocked by how near I had gotten to him. I had touched him before he had touched me. I wasn't sure whether he had been acting like a clown in the class all that time in an effort to grab my attention. That was successful, I suppose.

I was fully focused on Esely White, which was up to full mast.

The following morning, I left early for university. I needed to get some items from the classroom on a Saturday. Esely's behavior after that, which appeared extremely high school, changed my opinion of him since I realized he was just attempting to grab my attention.

Teachers were...