Chapter 163

• My students should have hated me for my strict methods, but the look on their faces when they saw me again showed the opposite. Between smiles and teary eyes, I was quickly surrounded as they bombarded me with personal questions. I was happy to see that they had missed me, but that was no reason to go easy on them. After the day's intense training, they might regret wishing for my return. Or maybe not...
• "I'm glad you're not going to Arches," Bryan said at the dinner table. Since I was getting a ride with Liam, I thought it best to have dinner with them, since I would have to wait anyway.
• "Bryan, you're so insensitive," Jenna complained. "I'd also prefer for the teacher to stay with us, but we have to think about what's best for her too."