Teaching Shannon part27
My feeling of self-satisfaction and power lasted through the next
day and on into the evening. I was, as I have said, pretty sure that
I would never see Shannon again; but I was quite high on my feeling of
accomplishment. I was sure that all who saw me could see the difference
in me, that I carried myself with a masculine grace and assurance that
I had never had before.
My suspicion that I wouldn’t see Shannon again was confirmed when
she did not show up for class. Her absence made no difference to my mood;
I taught my classes in high spirits, held my office hour (to which she
also did not come), and went home.
I did not hear from her for three days. On the evening of the
third day, as I was preparing to leave for the night, she suddenly
appeared at my office door. I didn’t notice her right away, as I was
…End of the part27. To be continued..