It's Hard to Forget My Lecturer

ampus atmosphere could not dispel the feeling of anxiety that haunted her mind. She had heard many stories about the new lecturer who would be teaching this compu

previous semester. The seconds waiting for Prof. Arya's arrival felt like an eternity. The whispers and giggles around the classroo

s assertiveness, neat black hair, and a pair of glasses that gave an intellectual impression. He put the leather

ed in a deep voice that wa

r," the students

semester. I don't like small talk. All I demand from you is seriousness. If any of you think y

nts looked at each other, some immediately lowered

careless assignments. I will grade every assignment very strictly, s

pen their mouths. Luna felt her heart beating fast. How would she

lightly. "Alright. If there are no questions, let's star

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re digestible. Luna tried hard to keep up, but the longer she went on, the more she felt left behind. Every now and then, Arya would

mester would not be easy. Most of the students immediately filed out of the room, bu

. She turned her head and saw her lecturer standing b

I was just thinking," Lu

t. Focus on the assignments and you'll be fine. This semester will be hard,

of the room, she could feel Arya's gaze on her back. A gaze that seem

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gnment, another one was waiting. Sometimes she felt like giving up, but there was something about this challenge that made her want to keep fighting. Maybe because

office to hand in her assignment in person. When she arrived, the door to the lecturer's offi

laptop screen with a serious expression. He didn't noti

to hand in an assignme

surprised, but he nodded immedi

table and prepared to leave,

minute

ad just handed in and read it quickly. After a few moments, he cl

han I expected," Arya said in a

replied, feeling both

on the corner of his lips, although it was barely

erce like Arya was an extraordinary thing. She left the lecturer's room with mixed

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n to see another side of her lecturer. Arya always gave constructive feedback, even when he was criticizing. Every word

eager to prove that she could survive in Arya's class. In fact, the fear she had at t

understanding. Arya explained patiently, even longer than he usually did in class. When they

lanation was very helpful

on't hesitate to ask if there's

hing different about the way Arya looked at her. It was no longer just the gaze

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ad initially ignored, but became harder to ignore as time went by. Every time she was near Arya, her

n the lecturer's room. She planned to wait for the rain to stop before going hom

a," Luna

, something that Luna was now starting

. I think it's better to

t the window,