sk with my head buried in my hands. This

that it would be for my own good. After my divorc

g that I replace Timothy Harper as the Archeology prof

e was a highly attractive young man and I loved how he w

I woke up. I had accepted it as what it was. An amazing nigh

o introduce myself to my new students that he'd be right th

ven if I did my best to play it cool

I won't lie, I stared at him subtly a few times. I ha

thinking of how attractive he was when I was suppose

t going to go around saying something like that wh

first day on the job had played out, I heard a knock

opened slowly and a short man

ot interrupting anything?" I shook my head.

," I waved him i

he door behind him. Mr Mathew Cullim. He was one of t

presence. Unlike some of my colleagues who saw their fellow colleagues as comp

ways had a joke to tell and from wha

Settling in properly?" He asked

d and gestured to a seat, "If you'd

t down, "Did you know that this sea

eldon college had a r

hat r

y the best fo

e bit more with all the effort that goes into p

nd under a lot of pressure to perform. From their emp

sure on anyone, Mr Cullim" I said "I know a

ink you're a

you,

eaning to as

wasn't used to addressing older folks by th

co

nted to find out what happ

you rep

available if the students asked but I never

on the seat. His expression

be honest" Mathew began and I le

did h

the army. His name was Daniel and I had the chance

e alri

?" Mathe

I re

mental breakdown and

ting themselves on fire. To inflict that level of unimaginable

lowly. His eyes showed that he was

lieved that if he had paid attention to his lit

el die in

es makes me wish that he had died," he sho

why Harp

his child will live too long and wants to be by

ou cared for Harp

er and if anyone should have gone through som

orry about w

an't pick what kind of battl

is even half the man that you make him out to be th

tapped my hand to

y out of trouble especially with these young women here at Heldo

and look

t I hoped Alex was part of

f good behavior" Mathew n

t be on my way" I rose to my fe

much for sto

ake sure to keep checking in on

orry, I mean, Mathew" He laughe

d as Mathew left the of

seat. This job was starting