A ride from my teacher

I began my day on an uncomfortable note. 

So I wasn't feeling too peachy last night and as a result I lost a lot of sleep hours that I was looking forward to getting. With eyelids heavy with sleep I woke up this morning still a bit indecisive about whether I should go to school or sit the day out. I decided on the former and got dressed ate breakfast and l left for school.

 While I was walking along the avenue to emerge on the main road, a teacher of mine stopped and offered me a ride. Who am I to be impolite and decline the good deed? I opted for the backseat since I’m more comfortable there but he cleared off the passenger seat and after a brief argument in my head I got in and we were on our way.

However, before he even made it to the end of the street, the discomfort intensified.

 There I was, in the passenger seat of my fairly young male teacher’s car and we were going to school together. No he wasn't driving fast at all. This pic highlights how awkward I felt.

 I’m a senior, at the highest level in high school sitting the seat next to a male teacher. I found it inappropriate and too intimate and basically worrying my head off about how sordid the situation will look to someone else. Therefore the whole ride was spent with me squirming, breathing unevenly and being completely uncomfortable. My discomfort was quite obvious since couldn't conceal how stupid I was for accepting his offer. I was undoubted paranoid.

We arrived at the school and I started earning some looks from my fellows students. Who wouldn't’ look? That girl is coming to school with Mr. Blah?

“Oh my God!”

“Do you think they’re..?”

“I never thought she was that kind of person?”

No. I heard no one said that but my mind was inundated with those possibilities. It was a very innocent ride, few words were said about my slight phobia of travelling in front seats and so I guessed he felt a tad guilty. I was so glad when he parked. I almost galloped out of the vehicle and headed for another grade block that I’d surpassed two years ago. It did take me a few minutes to calm down.

I did have him for two teaching periods. I still found it awkward.

Luckily, my day progressed quite ok afterwards.