Jon checked his watch and realized that since he hurried to work, he had plenty of time before his class started. He walked into the classroom and smiled at the few students that came early. There was Benny Gates, Gina Brown, and Zoe Edwards. As he sat behind his desk, he looked at Zoe and smiled. She was still wearing her ballerina outfit. She looked so cute in it. Especially since she never would have worn something like that before.
Wait. Where did that thought come from? He looked directly at Zoe, feeling a sense of familiarity, beyond the teacher/student relationship that they had. It was a strange feeling. But it only lasted for a moment, fortunately. It wasn't good for a teacher to have strange feelings like that towards his students.
"Hi, Jon," a voice said from the entrance to the classroom. "Did you just get here?" Jon turned and saw Lydia Warren, the other teacher for this grade.
"Yeah, I did," he said, watching the other teacher walk over to his desk.
She smiled, then said ...
