Chapter 25: The Call to the Office

“Miss Ferguson will see you now, Mr Jared Reznik” said Carol Williams.

Jared Reznik quietly put down the magazine he was reading as he stood up very slowly and headed towards the door to Miss Ferguson’s office. He had no idea why she wanted to see him and looked quickly to the naked young receptionist sitting at her workstation for some clues. She couldn’t give him any so she just shook her head and shrugged her shoulders. All the same she did manage to say to Jared as some form of re-assurance, “Oh, I am sure it is nothing. Probably just some perfunctory thing to do with Teacher Registration papers or some such. You’ll be fine I am sure!”

Jared could tell that the beautiful receptionist before him did not totally believe this line herself as was given away by the quick little heave of her soft, young breasts. They moved up and down quickly as Carol took in a small nervous breath that belied totally her own feelings and indicated to Jared just how he felt about it all too.

Jared Reznik had only just arrived at Blanke Schande College to begin his second day as a substitute teacher in the Science and Mathematics department. This posting was only for one week and so far Jared thought it had gone pretty well judging by how things went just yesterday. He had taken three classes in total and all the students in those classes seemed to take to him quite quickly and warmly. As a result Jared went home that Monday night feeling rather buoyant about things.

The only bugbear at present in his own mind was the fact that he still had not said anything to Gloria Benson or her daughter Vanessa Benson about where he was teaching. Jared had fully intended to tell them but the occasion never seemed to present itself properly for such a disclosure. That was mainly because both women had arrived home late from a mother and daughter shopping expedition. They had been out all day buying lovely new clothes after the terrible tragedy of their home burning down at the hands of Gloria’s now incarcerated husband. When they got in they both had a quick bite to eat then promptly fell asleep together on the sofa in front of the TV. Jared found himself once again ferrying them both back to bed and that was the end of the night. Jared himself had gone to bed early too - on the little camp stretcher he had set up for himself in the dining room area.

After a good night’s sleep Jared had traveled to BSC again just this Tuesday morning in quite high spirits and went about quietly setting up the room for his first session of the day. That was when he got the message to go and see the President of BSC before that first class started. Jared looked at his watch which told him that he still had just over half an hour to go. Even though it was Eleanor Grimes Ferguson that was calling for him he still did not like the idea of being late for a class ... either as a teacher or a student!