What Have I Done?

As Theresa walks to her next class, she can't help but still think of Ethan. No, this is wrong! I can't keep thinking of him! He's my teacher for God's sake!

After her class is over, Theresa pulls out her cell and calls her friend Whitney.

"Hey girl, are you busy?"

"To talk to my best friend? Never! What's up?"

"I need to see you, can we meet at the Book Café?"

"Sure, I'll be there in a few."

(At the Book Café)

"Hey girl, what's going on?" Whitney asks as she sits down with Theresa.

"You're not going to believe the day I had today."

"Ok, start spilling."

"Well, remember our summer?"

Smiling, Whitney nods as memories of her time with Fox rolls around her head. "You bet I do!"

"Okay, Whit, come back to me, please. This is urgent!"

Shaking her head, Whitney looks at her friend. "Sorry, I'm all ears."

Taking a deep breath, Theresa continues. "You remember Ethan, right?"

"Yes, of course."

"Well, it seems that….I'll be seeing a lot of him over the next few weeks…"

Shrieking, Whitney is about to go hug Theresa, when she notices the pained look on Theresa's face.

"Uh oh, why do I get the feeling that this isn't going to be a reunion you wanted to have?"

"Because it's not. You see, I went to my first class this morning, only to find out…."

"Yes? What did you find out, Theresa!"

"Ethan…Ethan is my professor…."

Stunned, Whitney does a double take. "Your professor?"

Nodding, Theresa wipes the tears from her eyes. "Yes. I couldn't believe it when I saw him. I thought my eyes were play tricks on me! He never told me where he worked, I just assumed when he said that he was a teacher, that he worked at the high school level or something. What am I going to do, Whit?"

"Well, did he talk to you?"

"Yes, but I was trying to push him away. I couldn't deal with what I knew. I can't date him now, Whitney! He's my professor! That's against all the university rules!"

"I know, honey, I know. Do you still have feelings for him, Theresa?"

Defeated, Theresa manages a nod. "Oh, honey." Whitney says, comforting Theresa.

"I can't handle this now, Whitney. I can't jump into a relationship with him, and jeopardize my college career. I've worked so hard over the last 3 years to make it as far as I've come."

"I don't know what to say."

"I have to get out of his class. I have to avoid him as much as possible. I Can't believe that this happened to me, of all people."

"Maybe it was meant to happen, Theresa."

"If fate allows, I'll find my way back to you…" The words ran through Theresa's mind. The words Ethan whispered to her on their last night together. Sighing, Theresa just looks at Whitney. "I don't know what to do."

"Go take a walk, honey, maybe it will help clear your head."

"Yeah, I guess. I'll call you later, okay?"

"Okay."

On the beach, Theresa sits in the sand, and starts to think…

"My head tells me no, my heart tells me yes. I'm torn, so torn. I find this one guy who makes me feel alive, and come to find out that I can't be with him because he's my professor. What if you dropped the class, Theresa? Maybe you could see him then?

"I can't drop this class, I need it to graduate. Yet, I can't ignore my feelings. God, what am I going to do?"

If fate allows, I'll find my way back to you…

"He whispered those words to me before we parted ways. Fate, if this is your way of showing me that I need Ethan, it's not very funny!"

Coming Up

Ethan thinks about what he will do

Theresa moves on!

Please R/R