“It isn’t like you’ll believe me...but I’ll tell you…” Jackson began as he set the car in motion into the direction back towards campus as she pulled herself close enough to the door to bail if necessary, her hand even present on the latch making this possible, as he kept his focus on the road; although he noticed her flight response to being alone with him.
“Joanna was a star student. She seemed very gifted to learn and open to becoming a TA...that made us have nights left long in grading papers and arranging lesson plans of the sort. I am not going to lie, I had feelings for her...ones that were not professional. But at the time of it, I was newly divorced...I knew if I acted on them, it would be a rebound and would only hurt her. Because of this, I assigned her to do activities where
