Chapter 86

The crisp air nipped at Tasha's cheeks as she stepped out of her car on Thursday morning. It was after eight. The familiar scent of fallen leaves and damp earth filling her lungs. She had to go to the bank to have a meeting with her bank officer after she dropped Tyson off at school.

Now she was almost getting late for the weekly staff meeting. She readjusted her scarf, as she watched for the traffic before she crossed the road.

"Good morning, Professor!" a voice called out, and Tasha responded with a warm wave, her smile widening as she recognized the eager face of a student from her Introduction to Business Management class.

Tasha crossed the road and started walking towards the departmental building. The corridor buzzed with the energy of a thousand conversations, a symphony of laughter and hurried footsteps. Tasha navigated the throng, her heels clicking rhythmically against the polished floor.

She stopped to exchange greetings with Florence, a non-academic staff, sharing a qu