Walking into my classroom I smile at my class as everyone files in. I stand there and watch as they all walk in and take their seats. One person walks in that catches my eye immediately. She is on the shorter side and has long dark hair that makes her eyes pop. She dresses different but for her it is normal. She wouldn't be her without it. My eyes follow her as she takes her seat and starts laughing with her friends.
I hear the bell and smile at my class but never taking my eyes off her, "Good morning, let's continue our talk about The Great Gatsby." I hear a few moans and groans and finally take my eyes off her to be able to teach. I grab my book and hold it up, "Why the green light?" I look around and everyone trying to ignore the question, "You guys have been reading right?" I look around to see a bunch of shrugs and heads down. I sigh, "The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly." I look around, "Can anyone tell me what they think F. Scott Fitzgerald was trying to say here?" I watch as one person raises her hand. I smile because I knew she would. "Miss. Montgomery?" She smiles, "I think he was saying is that when you put everything in and love someone so much that they end up being your whole world but in reality they were never yours to begin with then that is the true loneliest moment someone would face because there is nothing they can do as the person they love falls apart and their world comes crashing down, all they can do is watch." I smile and clap my hands, "Good job."
Fifty minutes in the bell is going to ring soon. "Please read some of the book tonight. It really is a good book. If you are too cool for the book at least get the movie and watch it." I see some smiles around the room and I smile, "You have an essay due on The Great Gatsby next Friday." I hear moans and groans as the bell rings and everyone grabs their items and head out of my classroom. I start to put everything away and watch as she and her friends are talking. They smile and I see a few touch her arm and then I see her friends leave and she comes up to me, "Mr. Fitz?" I smile, "Yes?" She sighs and leans against the desk in front of mine. "I need help with trying to figure out the book." I drop my bag into my chair and walk across my desk and lean against the front with one hand on either side of me. "You seem to understand it well, but I am here to help." I raise my hands, "Ask away and I will help the best I can." She smiles and reaches into her bag and pulls out a piece of paper she looks it over then her amazing green eyes look at me. Sometimes they look brown because of her dark hair but when the light hits them they are an amazing bright green color.
"I understand the green light means a lot, kind of like he is always close to her and its like a go sign in my mind that she is his and that even through it all she Is still there across the way." I smile, "I would have to agree with you. He considers it his touch with her. He considers himself so close to her. I would even say he considers it his sign to go for it and take a chance." She smiles and looks over the paper and then smiles, "I only have one more question, Is the book more of a love story or more of a life story?" I smile and lean against the desk some more, "Well what do you think it is about?" She looks like she is thinking, "Because Gatsby is in love with her still and never gave up, I would say it's a love story. However because he dies at the end having no one and Daisy never even attended the funeral, I would say that it also has sadness and a little bit of tragedy in my opinion." I smile, "So what do you actually think the story is?" She shrugs, " I don't know. I think it is a love story because Gatsby lied about a lot. He loved Daisy and went to his death loving her and thinking she would come back to him. He took a bullet for her and ended up dying for her. He died hoping she was calling him."
Smiling I push away from my desk, "I think you have your answer." Smiling at me she pushes away from the desk, "Thank you Mr. Fitz, I just wanted to make sure I had it right." I smile and nod, "Anytime." She puts her bag up on her shoulder more and turns and heads out the door.
Letting out a breath I turn and head back to my bag in my chair and continue to pack up. Once everything is ready I throw my bag on my shoulder and walk out my classroom and start for the parking lot. Ready to go home. I am walking down the hallway when I see her walking back my way. She stops and smiles, "I forgot my cell phone in your classroom." I laugh and move my hand towards the classroom, "After you." She starts for the classroom and I stop at the door to unlock it. I turn on the light and watch her walk towards the desk in front of mine and grab her cell phone. "Thanks for letting me back in." I smile and turn off the light as she walks out. I lock the door back and stare at her. She smiles, "I think we are headed the same way." I laugh and motion for her to go first.
Walking next to her I imagine how much I want her. I know this is wrong but I can't help it. The intelligence she has, the way she holds herself. She acts older than she is and I really like her. I stop at my car and smile, "Have a good night." She smiles, "You too Mr. Fitz." She turns and heads for her car and It takes all I have to get in my car and not follow her.
I Ezra Fitz is hung up on a student but she isn't any student. She is one of my best students and her name is Aria Montgomery.