SIN SO SWEET
A big clear plastic box filled with water that looked deceptively blue under the sun.
A folding chair was placed on the platform above the tank. Ms. Harder, third-grade teacher in a modest one piece swimsuit and a forced smile sat on it.
A line of kids holding onto their softballs, waiting their turn.
I wasn't here for the kids. I was here for “Avery.” Avery Brooks—PE teacher, 34, looking all sun-kissed, and always in whistle and shorts even when there wasn't a gym class in session.
He has been flirting with me since the staff meeting in August. Like little comments about how I “handled pressure well,” how I looked “focused” when I was grading papers late in the lounge.