Wait Up

The scene is set in a college classroom in the evening. It's the last day of class for the 2020 Spring semester before final exams. Students are seen packing up their bags and heading out into the hallway. Satoru, the professor, waves over at one of his students, Rin Miki, to head over to his desk. Rin’s daydreaming so she doesn’t notice him, but her best friend Nana does. “Hey Rin, it looks like professor Satoru is calling you over.” She leans into Rin and nudges her with her elbow. "Hehe, lucky!" Rin knows exactly what's on Nana's mind. Satoru is the most attractive male professor on campus, and Nana is the most boy-crazy person Rin has ever met. She gives Nana an unimpressed look and walks over to Satoru’s desk. Nana giggles and waves as she exits the classroom.

As Rin approaches Satoru's desk, he waits with a serious and cold expression, his elbows on his desk and his chin resting on interlaced fingers. “Ms. Miki. I’d like to have a word with you about your performance in my class, and what it means going forward, if you don’t mind.”

"My performance?" Rin replies, a bit anxious.

"Yes. Please have a seat." He motions to the nearest desk. She sits.

"Is this about that one missing assignment I had? I thought I emailed you about it, but maybe it didn’t go through."

He chuckles and relaxes his posture, leaning back into his chair. "I actually called you over here to discuss the possibility of you becoming my teaching assistant for the Fall semester. You’ve proven yourself to be one of my top students."

Rin lets out a sigh of relief and eases her tension. "Why didn’t you say that from the beginning? You had me scared I did something wrong."

"Eheh. I’d apologize, but that would be a lie. It’s just too much fun to mess with students about these sorts of things. He gives a mischievous grin.

"This is what they call an abuse of power, Professor Satoru."

He chuckles.

"You really had me worried though, you put on your professional voice for this."

"Wait a minute, what do you mean 'my professional voice'? Don’t I sound plenty professional during lectures?"

"I’d say yes, but that would be a lie." Rin replies without missing a beat. She smirks.

"Smart ass." Satoru laughs, and Rin giggles.

"So Rin, would you do me the honors of helping me grade paperwork and whatnot next semester?"

"Hmm, I suppose it would look good on my resume. Okay."

"Uhh, I think you meant to say 'I’d love to, Professor!'"

"So is there some sort of form I need to fill out?" Rin asks, getting up from her seat.

Satoru huffs. "Yes, but I’ll have you sign it next class after I plan out the details. I’ll need your number as well, so we can keep in touch."

"You don’t do email?"

"Eh, I don’t get around to checking them as often as I should, speaking truthfully. By phone is a much more reliable way to reach me."

"Oh, okay. Here, I’ll write my number down." She grabs a sticky note from his desk and writes her number, leaning over the desk. When she lifts her head, her and professor Satoru lock eyes for a moment. She quickly turns away and puts on her backpack.

"Great, I’ll see you in class on Friday! Make sure you study hard for the final! I’m sure you’ll ace it, though."

"O-of course! Thanks, Professor." Rin replies. She bows softly and walks out into the hallway. *Our faces were so close for a moment there...* She thinks.

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