Humanities(Short Story)

10. One Last Time

I was a liar
I gave into the fire
I know I should've fought it
At least I'm being honest
Feel like a failure
'Cause I know that I failed you
I should've done you better
'Cause you don't want a liar. -Ariana Grande

"Thank you for helping me move Aisha." Persephone says as she moves the last box into apartment, it was an small but cute one bedroom Apartment. Its been a two weeks since Harry and her made it official and she couldn't be happier. Yes she would admit, she did miss Mason in her class, but the amazing sex and bomb dates makes up for it.

"Why did you move anyways." Aisha asks put of curiosity and it took a minute for to answer to that but she knew what she wanted to tell her and it was the truth. She walked over to the couch in the living room as Aisha followed.
"I'm seeing Mason." She started. "What the fuck? Your student?" Persephone nods her head as Aisha continues. "How old is he? You could get fired for this!"

So Persephone started from the beginning to when they started texting and how her grimy ex husband took all her money so she knew she would be crashing at her place for a while which she didn't want to in, which he ended up giving her his guest house and how he treated her like a princess ever since so it was hard for her not to fall for him, she ended with telling her he dropped her class so they could be together and taking a class online instead.

"Wow that's a lot." Aisha say that in shocked didn't know how to respond to that. "It is Aisha and I understand if you don't support this but he makes me happy and he's not my student anymore, but we are still keeping it on the DL."

"If you're happy then what can I deny true love." She grabbed her best friend and gave her a reassuring hug. "So... how is the sex?"

"Ah- mazing."

***
The next day Persephone was back in her office with Mason. He offer to helped her grade papers as she responded to a few emails. "So basically, who was at the end of that movie?" Persephone questions.

"That was Bucky and Shuri. She was taking care of him." She was sitting on his lap as he had his hand under her shirt giving her sweet rubs on the side of her stomach. "But he wasn't on the movie, I don't understand."

"Baby, you have to watch the other movies to understand, they all tie in together." She shakes her head and whispers that being dumb under her breathe.
After they finished up Mason had to head to his Math class while Persephone made some phone calls. During one of her calls she hears a knock, when she told the person to come in she didn't expect to see Alex. She told the person on the line she'll return their call as she stood trying to figure out why Alex was here, she didn't take any of her classes so this had to be personal.

"Hi Alex, what can I do for you." She asks as she stand tall behind her desk. Alex walks closer to desk before responding.

"I want you stay away from Mason." Persephone was shocked, what did she mean by that? Her heart sunk
"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. I know you two are fucking. I snooped on his phone the other day, I was thought I was overrating but I wasn't, I was shocked and pretty much disgusted that a teacher would be dating her student. Then you made him drop his class!" She pointed as she started raising her voice.

"I-, I'm confused, I don't know what you're talking about, you must be mistaken." She lies, hopefully she'll believe her.

"STOP LYING!!!! I SAW THE TEXT!! IS YOUR LIFE THAT PATHETIC AND LONELY YOU HAVE TO DRAG MY BESTFRIEND WITH YOU AS WELL?!" Alex yells even louder and her words stings which causes Persephone to cry, she was speechless, didn't know how to respond.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE! HE WAS DOING JUST FINE BEFORE YOU CAME ALONG!!!!" She had to calm Alex down before hears.

"What do you want?" Was the only thing she could mutter out. Alex walks around her desk to get closer to Persephone.
"Break up with him, or I'm showing the Dean screenshots of the texts between you two." She says in a normals tone before turning to walk out then followed by a loud slam from the door which made Persephone jump.

She couldn't believe this was happening.

And I know, and I know, and I know
She gives you everything but boy I couldn't give it to you
And I know, and I know, and I know
That you got everything
But I got nothing here without you
So one last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
One more time
I promise after that, I'll let you go
Baby I don't care if you got her in your heart
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home.