The Teacher (7)

Lucy

We had been in a wait-and-see game for such a long time, and the move we made the prior night was a major one to me. Somewhat, thinking about it now, I realized that it was kind of surprising.

In fact, I didn’t have the foggiest idea of how it affected him, and I was unable to inquire, as I feel it would be me being nosy. No one wanted to be called nosy after all. I will just think that it was none of my business.

Still, something kept me down, like I dreaded what his response would be.

How will I respond to remain with me? It was a complicated question. It was like the answer would be neither right nor wrong.  

Shouldn’t something is said about Paul? That was another question that I am really concerned about at the moment.

What if mentioning it was not a good idea. I really wonder how he might respond to this?

I could not help but imagine a scenario in which the age contrast between us. There we