At the next Nanny lesson, Steven approaches me right as it’s set to begin and tells me, “Neil won’t be here today.” “Did he give a reason why?” I ask. Steven shrugs. Guess not. Neil made clear that when he gave me oral, that would be the last time we would be intimate together. I didn’t realize at the time that this also meant he would be totally ignoring me afterwards for the rest of my life. He’s been avoiding me in the hallways, turning a different way if he saw me. I have not seen him at all in the kitchens, or on campus. I suppose he knows my schedule, so he could plan his every move without ever running into me. That thought feels a bit paranoid, though. Steven returns to his chair. For a while, I am able to push the thoughts of Neil to the back of my mind and focus on the le