When the bell rang, Maria quickly put her stuff in her backpack, and was storming out of there, until his voice came out slightly stern yet pleading, "Maria, stay!"
She silently stepped back till she and her devilishly handsome teacher were face to face, standing before his desk as he sat on its edge.
Her eyes wandered around, taking in his black dress shirt and his black denims. His messy hair made him look even younger than he was.
She averted her gaze and waited for him to speak.
"Do you want to talk?" He hesitated on the last word as if he didn't really know how to put his thoughts into words.
Maria just shook her head, sighed inwardly, then told him in a calm tone, "There is no big deal really. I should go."
Not waiting for his dismissal, she went out the door, but heard him cal
