Taboo: Ties and Sins
But before she exited the room, she turned around and asked:
"Professor, might I suggest the next reading passage?
He gazed at her, sizing up her audacity with icy eyes — but inside, he was seething.
"You may."
"Story of the Eye, by Bataille", she stated, with the calmest voice in the world.
He held her gaze.
"Approved. But remember... some readings are irreversible."
She blinked.
"I'm counting on it."
And she walked away. Her
skirt swaying on her hips, like a definitive period without any regret.