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The New Teacher Next Door Seventy Six
ELLEN The world below me was quiet, and illuminated. Lights shone from every corner, lighting up the most part of the town. But here I was, stuck in this shit hole, with no electricity. I struggled to find my way around with a torch, but it only aided minimally. I walked away towards the bath room, hoping I could take a bath, and rest for the night. I wondered how long I was going to be here. This wasn't a kind of place I was supposed to be found in. I took off my clothes, the one after the other, until I was bare. I stepped into the bath tub, and turned on the faucet, half expecting the water to gush out, but surprisingly it didn't. I exhaled deeply, and gave myself a moment rest before rising out of the tub again. The idea of getting a room to sleep in at a motel, was proving itself to be shitty. This had to be the shittiest room I had ever stayed over. The ceilings gaped, as if in surprise at my presence in the room. Rats, crickets, and roaches ran free a
The New Teacher Next Door Seventy Seven
DEVAN I was quiet on the inside, just as much as I was on the outside. We were finally leaving the hospital after how long? Days, weeks, or months? I couldn't remember anymore. I had lost count in the process. Robb lifted the box I had brought along on the trip out of the room, grunting painfully as he stepped outside with it. Why had I come on the trip in the first place? I couldn't tell. I had sat, stared, and wondered why, all day long, but yet no matter how long I let my thoughts fly, it all came to nought. There was no excusable reason why I had decided to come in the first place. Robb walked into the room again, with beaming smiles. "What's going on?" I quizzed interestedly. "A few friends have come to see you. Is that alright with you?" Robb buzzed, as I nodded hurriedly in excitement. "Of course, Robb. Let them in." I said, as Robb pulled the door open. "Hi, Devan." Sam mumbled, walking in with Tommy close behind him. "Sam, Tommy..." I call
The New Teacher Next Door Seventy Eight
ELLEN Woes, and the warmth of failure that I felt. I had failed severally in the past, but I couldn't afford another one on my list this time around. The clouds were gloomy, and a heavy snowfall threatened. I strode through the bustling streets, with my coat around my shoulders, and a cigarette stick that I had gotten around a shop by the corner. It was time to finally do justice to what I had avoided for so long. I stopped in front of the hospital, and inhaled sharply. I was ready to see Devan now. I walked into it, with my head bent low, as I strode towards the reception. When was the last time that I was here, two weeks, three weeks? I couldn't remember. I stopped at the reception, and pulled my scarf off, as the nurse stood there clearly snubbed me. "Hello," I mumbled, but she flipped through pages hurriedly, as if she hadn't heard me speak. "Ma'am, I need to see someone." I said, but she maintained a deaf ear, as she chewed her gum noisily. I was be
The New Teacher Next Door Seventy Nine
DEVAN The clock ticked, and with every second I wondered how deep I had sunk. Change they say is inevitable, and somehow no matter how much I wanted to, it just didn't seem like I could get used to this one. The morning was bleak, and silent. And it seemed like we were all recovering from our wounds. I pulled myself to the edge of the bed, and placed my feet on the ground. A little coldness from the ground seeped into my feet. I was beginning to feel. That was a good start. I breathed deeply, with a little difficulty, and laid my back on the bed again. The doctor had been right. It wasn't going to take a long while before I walked again. I couldn't barely wait for the day I finally did that. "Devan," Robb called barging into my room. "Learn how to knock, Robb." I yelled. "I'm sorry. Do you want me to go out and come back in? Would that make you feel better?" "Respect my privacy." I warned, but he scoffed at me. "Privacy you say? Like you've got
The New Teacher Next Door Eighty
ELLEN I clearly didn't look forward to the break of day. I knew what Suzy was going to do, but still, I wasn't ready to succumb to her demand. It had been a long night, and as far as I could remember, I had barely blinked an eye. Suzy had barely slept also, as I had felt her toss from side to side on the bed next to me. She wanted to get her life back, and I wanted mine also. And there was no possible way I was going to sacrifice living the very life I had fantasized about living, just because she needed my help. That wasn't fair to me. That morning, I had gone about my regular business just like the previous night, and from what I could tell, Suzy wasn't interested in me, just as I wasn't also. I mean, we were both so different, but yet, there was this kind of connection that I felt like we both shared unknowingly. I was bent over a bag, as I arranged a few stuff I had left into it. Big Joe hadn't even been kind enough to let me come back to the house to
The New Teacher Next Door Eighty One
DEVAN Somehow, all of this still seemed pretty new to me. I had my memory back, and honestly, I had never felt as alive, as I did right now. I rode my wheelchair around the house in impatience, I was alone at home. Robb hadn't returned since he left, and now Mum also was taking too much time at the hospital. It had been a long while since I had been at the house, it seemed different from the last time. Probably because I had my legs then? Sad. A car honk blared loudly, and I drove to the window hurriedly. And just as I expected, it was Mum helping Dad out of the car. Matt's death had tightened the cords that held us as a family. Maybe that was what we had ended? A little it of something macabre? I shook my head hastily to clear it of the thoughts that filled it. Mum was at the door now with Dad. I didn't know what to do, I just sat there waiting for the door to be pushed open. In a moment, Mum stepped into the house, and Dad began turning his head around hu
The New Teacher Next Door Eighty Two
ELLEN Cups of coffee sat on the table between us, and the rising sun behind us. I was clearly exhausted, and how much I ached to free myself from Cullen's piercing eyes. He was quiet, and a little distant than I had known him to be. With eyes fixed on me, watching every move, and every gesture that I made. I didn't know what to do, or think. I mean, after all the time I had spent rehearsing, and coming up with words to say to him, when I finally got the chance to, yet here I was, as mute and silent as a lamb. "What's in your mind?" He quizzed, staring intently into my face. I shook my head slightly, regaining myself. "Nothing," I said hurriedly. "I mean, you're the one who's been withdrawn. You weren't like this the last time I saw you. What's happened to you?" He chuckled softly, and sipped at his coffee. "I'm the same person, Ellen. You just didn't know this part of me." I nodded in pretense. And of course, I didn't understand a word he had uttered.
The New Teacher Next Door Eighty Three
DEVAN Time they say, had a way of doing things to you, changing you, breaking you, or making you. In all of these processes, you were considered as a chief factor, and I was in this one, somehow. Mornings were usually the busiest, school work, and having to endure the taunting and long stares from everyone at school. Not like I cared much though, but driving through the school halls always had a way of reminding me of a life I had once lived, in fear and in the shadows. That life was due for a change. Maybe, it was time I did something really meaningful with my life. I didn't know what it was then, but I was getting there. It was only going to take a short while now. I tapped my hands gently against the wheelchair, as I drove through the halls receiving the usual whispers, and hushed talks from the bunch of students around the hallway. Exhaustion got the better of me, as I shook my head slightly in pity. "You don't look so good, Devan." A voice said behind m
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