Thoughts That Count
Episode 2 Part 1
Ezra
I walked down the hall, grading a paper on my binder. I could tell I was going to run into someone, and looked up to see Aria standing in front of me.
"Can I talk to you?" She asked.
I happily put my papers aside and smiled at her, "Yeah, of course."
"I'd like to transfer out of your class," her words took me off guard. My face fell.
I looked around the hall way, then looked back to her, "Can you come inside for a minute? Please" I requested.
"Yeah," she whispered, and I followed her into my classroom.
I closed the door behind us and walked over to her, meeting her eyes as well as she would let me, "I understand where your coming from. I just… wish that you could stay in the class?" I requested, hoping to dissuade her of her plan.
She sighed and looked down at her binder, then back up at me, "This isn't an easy decision,' she paused and her lips scrunch in the way I had noticed she did when she was set on something, "but I feel like it's the right thing to do."
"I can keep my feelings in check," I offered, feeling like I was grasping at straws.
"I can't," she returned, "And even if I could, I don't want to. Its too hard to sit in this room everyday and call you Mr. Fitz. Okay? I can't pretend like I don't know you," she shook her head, and I knew I couldn't argue with her reasoning. I huffed unhappily. "So, will you sign it?" she asked, holding out a form to me.
I took it and looked over it soberly, "You're sure?" I checked one more time, reading her eyes.
She shook her heady just barely side to side, then blinked, "Yeah, I-I'm sure."
I looked down and scribbled my signature on the form. I know that by doing this I am signing away my right to see her, and it hurts.
I gave it back to her and she looked down at the paper, "Thank you," she said, looking up again.
"Mm-hmm," I mutter and watch her go, walking out of my class for the last time.