Girl sitting outside a school building. | Source: Getty Images
After a teacher learned that her best student, her ex’s daughter, had to complete her homework under the street lamp, she confronted the girl and decided to take her back home, unaware that her kind move would change her life forever.
The beginning of a new academic session at school always excited Ms. Martin because it allowed her to meet new students. The woman loved teaching English Literature and always enjoyed the introductory class.
During her first introductory class of the day, Ms. Martin asked her sixth graders to come forward and introduce themselves. She felt happy as the children told their names until a girl, Ava, stood in front of the room and introduced herself.
For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pixabay
“Is she Jack’s daughter?” Ms. Martin thought while forcefully smiling. Hearing the girl’s surname made her go down memory lane. Jack was her high-school sweetheart, best friend, and the person she trusted the most.
After dating him for years, Ms. Martin finally decided to tie the knot with him, but an unexpected incident forced her to change her decision. One night, she caught Jack cheating on her with another woman.
“I never thought you could cheat on me, Jack! I trusted you the most.” the then-young Ms. Martin cried.
“Hey, sweetheart. Listen to me, please. It’s not what you think. Stephanie and I are just friends,” Jack lied.
“I don’t want to be with you. Please leave me alone,” Ms. Martin said before leaving Jack’s house.
Weeks later, Stephanie told Jack she was pregnant, but he didn’t want to take up the responsibility of her child. He went back to Ms. Martin and begged for forgiveness.
“I can’t live with you, Jack,” Ms. Martin said, “You broke my trust. You should go live with Stephanie and raise her child. Please forget me!”
Ms. Martin’s rejection had crushed Jack’s heart. He loved her more than anyone else, but he was sure she would never marry him. Soon, he married Stephanie and welcomed their daughter, Ava, months later.
For illustration purposes only. | Source: Pexels
“Ms. Martin! Can you please check this paragraph I just wrote,” Ava interrupted Ms. Martin’s thoughts.
Ava handed her notebook to Ms. Martin and waited for her teacher’s feedback on her work.
“You have done an excellent job, Ava! I love the sentence structure you have incorporated in your paragraph,” Ms. Martin said and patted Ava’s back.
