His Obsession

Chapter 4

"Ms. Lancaster."

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"Ms. Lancaster."

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"Ms. Lancaster."

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A hand landed on my shoulder waking me up from a light sleep. I looked up to see Mr. Cipriano inches away from my face.

"Are you okay? You're a bit on the pale side." He observed.

"Yea, I'm okay," I responded while brushing strands of my hair away from my face.

Suddenly,Mr. Cipriano then put the back of his hand on my forehead.

"You're very very warm," He said while moving his hand to my cheek.

My mouth was slightly opened not knowing what to say. His hand was still on my cheek. I guess I was a little warm and feeling a bit weak. Was because of last night? I shuddered at the thought.No, maybe a fever? But why does he care?

"I'll write you a pass."

His palm was no longer resting on my face. Today is Friday, my favorite day of the week. I was glad Mr. Cipriano was sending me home.I was already done with the week.My eyes roamed around the room to see everyone writing on their notebook(It was a requirement for the class). How did anyone not notice Mr. Cipriano's hand on my face? My eyes roamed back to him. He held a small blue piece of paper in front of me.

"Here," He said as I took the paper from him. "I hope you feel better."

"Thank you."

I grabbed my belongings and left the classroom. A few seconds after I walked out,the sound of a door opened and closed behind me. I turned around to see Mr. Cipriano.

"Maci, I forgot to tell you, when you go home take a bath in lukewarm water.That will help if you do have a fever. Also, herbal teas help a lot. Drink lots of water aswell. And finally a major thing you need to do is rest. Please do this, I don't want you dying," he said with so much concern.

Why is he showing so much concern for me? I'm only his student. I'm nothing more to him. I'm not related to him. I'm not his closest friend. I'm not his girlfriend... I'm simply his student. So, why is he telling me to do these things? Maybe he likes me as a student. As a person. Or maybe he's just being nice and looking out for his students.

I smiled and nodded in response. "Thank you."

He then began walking towards me. He stopped in front of me and took one of my hands in both of his. I looked at our hands. His were definitely larger than mine. My cheeks were burning at that moment.I then looked back at him. His forest green eyes were even more beautiful close up. I could get lost in them.His cologne was intoxocating. It was probably expensive.
My thughts were cut off once he spoke.

"Take care of yourself, Maci.I-the class needs you."

"I will."

He let go of my hand and walked off.

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The sound of the pot screamed notifying me that the water was heated. I poured the water in a mug and added a tea bag. I then grabbed the mug and walked to couch where I was laying. I grabbed the remote, changing the channel. Twilight appeared on the screen, so I left it on. I took sips of the tea during the movie. Even though I wasn't feeling well, the tea and the movie helped by relaxing me. Unfortunately, my mood changed when the door bell rang. My mom wasn't going to be home for another two hours. My heart began racing knowing what was on the other side of the door. I set my mug down and hesitantly walked to the door. I slowly opened the door to find the same thing, however something new was there aswell. A bouquet of roses. With shaking hands, I picked up the bouquet and envelope. I closed the door behind me and locked it. I made my way back to the couch and sat down. My fingers opened the flap of the envelope and took out the neatly folded paper inside. It read: