Mr. Sanders

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"So tomorrow you'll have your quiz on the nervous system. Please have your homework out when the bell rings and we will go over the answers before the quiz for review. You may ask any questions you may have, and then the fifteen multiple choice, or multiple guess for some of you."

His students nodded, beginning to put their notes and books away and started having their own private conversations as Logan began to erase the whiteboard.

"You know," he said loudly over their voices. "You still have seven minutes left, you could start studying now. I'm certain some of you are going to need it."

"Mr. Sanders." Logan looked over his shoulder to meet one of his students.

"Yes, Adrian."

Adrian laid a textbook and his packet of notes out in front of him. "You taught us that there are 95 to 100 billion neurons in the body. Unless I wrote down the notes incorrectly."

"No, that is correct."

"But the textbook says that there are only 85 to 90 billion neurons."

Logan adjuncted his glasses before looking down to read the textbook on Human Biology. "Quite indeed. Well you see, this textbook is incorrect. I make sure all the content I teach you is scientifically correct."

"But its a textbook," another student piped in. "Aren't textbooks suppose to be correct? What if you're wrong?"

"I am never wrong," stated Logan proudly making the teenagers sniffle with small laughter. Adults. "However, this textbook was published back in 2008. Mr. Mucha never updated his textbook collection before he retired, I'll speak to the board so we can get some new and accurate ones. As to my information, it is proven by the neurogenetics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the human body has 95 to 100 billion neurons or nerve cells. The brain alone has at least 85 billion of these cells, although estimates go as high as 1 trillion."

"So the answer is that there is almost 1 trillion neurons in the human body?"

"Possibly. But as of now, we for sure know that there at least 95 to 100 billion."

"The human body is an amazing thing," said Adrian.

"Amazing? More like terrifying," Ryan declared.

Logan nodded. "Both statements are correct. Certainly fascinating."

"Hey, Mr. Sanders?" asked Jami.

"Yes?"

"Were you popular when you were in school?"

Logan blinked. "Why do you ask that?"

"You just seem like a nerd, proving textbooks wrong and finding the human body fascinating," she laughed.

"Just because he's a nerd doesn't mean he can't be popular."

"Right now sure. But back then, nerds were picked on," argued Sam.

"'Back then'? Excuse me, but how old do you think I am?" Logan asked, a bit offended. They all eyed him up and down.

"I dunno. Thirty three? Give or take a few years."

Logan scowled. "Take away seven years, mister."

"No way!" one exclaimed.

"You're still pretty old," said another. "Ten years older than me."

"Ten years isn't a lot. My older sister is marrying a man almost ten years older than her."

"That's different."

"How is that different?"

"It just is!"

Logan sighed, smiling softly at his class. He enjoyed his job. His coworkers were a bit unbearable, but his students were a good bunch. Most of them anyway.

"Mr. Sanders?"

Logan looked over at the kid walking through the door. "And where have you been, Colt?"

"I asked to use the bathroom," said the teenager.

"Twelve minutes ago!"

Colt shrugged. "Whatever. But there is a dude outside the room. Apparently he has coffee for you."

Logan raised his eyebrows. "A 'dude'?"

"Yee. Tall, brown hair, pretty dressed up to be in a high school," he explained.

"Sounds hot," said Dora with a smirk.

"Don't think so, he looks pretty gay to me."

"Do not use that language in this classroom," Logan warned. "Go sit down."

Again, Colt shrugged but did as he was told as Logan went out into the hallway. Low and behold, his tall, brunette, extra, and hot boyfriend was leaning against the wall with a cup of coffee. Logan was not impressed.

"What are you doing here, Roman?" he asked.

Roman smiled down at him. Even though he was a year and three months younger than Logan, he's always been taller by a good three inches, and honestly, it sorta ticked Logan off, but he could never do anything about it.

"Hey there, Mr. Sanders. I'm just checking in on my favorite biology teacher," he stated, handing him the coffee. "I got you a drink."

Logan took it, but was still annoyed. "What have I told you about coming here? I don't want you around. My work life and personal life are completely separate, and you cannot be here."

Roman rolled his eyes. "Don't worry, I'm not staying or anything. I just wanted to say hi. Plus, I was in the area with Valerie."

"Well next time be in a different area with Valerie," snapped Logan. "Now go home."

Another roll of the eyes. "I got it, geez. You're so crabby as a teacher."

The bell rang and students filed out of the classrooms to get to their sixth period. Logan watched as Roman walked away. He knew he was probably a bit too harsh, but Roman knew he wasn't comfortable sharing their type of relationship, especially in his work area. Logan understood it was a different age, a new generation, times had changed from when he was in high school where just thinking about the same gender could get you into so much trouble, especially in his situation. You could never be too careful though. Even if some of the kids were completely okay with same-sex relationships, other students and most faculty weren't. They were still back in the Stone Age where only two genders existed, Trans wasn't a thing, and homosexuality was a sin. Logan would not put up with what he had to deal with back when he was in college again.

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