Tortured
Kyle and Mr. Hart
He had promised to torture them, and he kept to that promise. Some more than others… especially Kyle. Oh he had definitely tortured Kyle. He wasn't a great writer, but he had potential. Mr. Hart had been doing his best to be a hardass and bring out that great writer he knew Kyle could be. Besides he was tired of reading the deep dark dusty corners of Kyle's mind. Finally the last assignments Mr. Hart gave the class resulted in an interesting paper. Kyle had written a story about the person he was falling for. It wasn't until he got to the end that he realized who it was about. It was about him. He knew because at the end Kyle had written for you 3. Heart… meaning Hart. Okay maybe it was a bit vague. He decided to ignore. The paper had been sweet and… touching. It had actually tugged at a few heart strings for Mr. Hart. He gave the paper a B. That was the highest mark he had ever given Kyle. It was well deserved. He kept the paper and called Kyle to see him after. He hesitated at the door though. Mr. Hart hadn't been able to look at him and wonder, so he had forced him to go as far away as he could. He was surprised that Kyle had even stayed as long as he had. "Come here." Mr. Hart said again. Kyle walked slowly to his desk giving that confused look he always gave. "Your paper" he said as he handed it to Kyle. He watched him as his eyes lit up "You gave me a B?" Mr. Hart nodded "It was good, sweet." Kyle nodded "Thank you." He started to turn away, but Mr. Hart stopped him "Who is it about?" Kyle turned looking scared. "Why" he asked in a panic filled voice. Mr. Hart clenched and un-clenched his jaw "It was sweet, unlike anything you have written before. I was curious." Kyle still had that sacred look on his face. He grabbed a pen off the table, took his paper and circled the last few words before handing the paper back to Mr. Hart. He wanted to run, but Mr. Hart told him to stay and Mr. Hart scared him. Kyle tried not to show just how afraid he was, but his emotions had always showed hardcore on his face. Mr. Hart got up and handed the paper back to Kyle before leaving. Kyle looked at his paper. Nothing had changed on it. He took a deep breath before heading out of the room. He had come clean about his feelings he had for his teacher. It had gone about as well as expected, but those feelings were out there now.