Passion That Cannot Hide

Part 2

For the pass couple of days and weeks Esther couldn't stop thinking about Mr. Swanson. He was as smart as he was handsome. Everything about him captivated her, from the way he described origins of Rosaries to Tea Ceremony to the Poem of the Ten Bulls. He was very well educated in this subject. Mr. Swanson was quite a man and the eloquent in his teaching made learning even more engaging.

She was busy reading her course book and working on her assignment. Previously she'd done two practice ones with the class and now was doing an authentic one. Esther had to write about what she learned so far in the course. The topic of manifestation and prayer was what she decided to write about.  

She heard her cellphone go off and it was one of her friends.

"Hi, how are you?"

"Fine. Are you working on your assignment too?"

Esther's friend was shocked.

"No, I called to invite you to a video conference."

Esther saw the notification and accepted than waited for their camera feed to appear. Her two pals smiled and waved and she waved back.

"Guys, I don't know if I can stay on the video conference for long. I really want to work on my assignment."

Her friends were shocked that she was focused on work rather than socializing.

"Why is that Esther?"

She was astonished.

"What kind of a question is that?"

"Look, we understand that you don't want a low grade but you have a life outside of school you know."

She paused and thought over what was said.

"Yes, I guess I've been thinking too much about impressing Mr. Swanson that I've been pushing myself too hard."

Both girls burst into laughter hearing their friend's confession.

"You're making fun of me now?" She remarked.

"Esther, there's nothing wrong with having a crush."

"Accept the man IS your teacher after all."

She rolled her eyes.

"I know that, it simply is THAT. A crush."

Their was a sad look on her face afterwards.

"What's the matter?"

"Was it something we did?"

"No, I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be back shortly."

Esther walked into the bathroom and sat on the toilet and closed her eyes. 

She imagined Mr. Swanson sitting down on his chair, all focused and going over the class's work. He looked up and saw Esther and smiled. He told her how well she did on her paper and she went and hugged him. The hug lingered on until she started to let go. Than he took her hand and pulled her into a kiss. Shocked she broke the kiss and turned away, he smiled at her modesty.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and started to caress her. Than he began to playfully nibble her ear. She smiled and began to run his fingers through his hair. Esther turned around and they began to kiss once more. 

Esther opened her eyes realizing she'd been in the bathroom longer than she should have been and went back to the video conference. By the time she'd got back to her computer it had ended. 

She made a new request and her friends accepted. When she saw the mad looks on their faces she knew they had grown impatient. 

"I'm sorry, I didn't knew I would be so long."

"Probably daydreaming about Mr. Swanson." 

"Daydreaming of him kissing her I bet."

Esther tried to conceal the blush forming on her cheeks.