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Dreamy

November 30, 2019 6 Comments

Dreamy

By Coco Jane

Madeline clasped her beloved’s hand and closed her eyes. The day she had dreamed of was finally here. In just minutes she would be Mrs. Darren McGregor. She sighed, savoring his sublime baritone voice.

‘I, Darren, take you, Miss Lassiter–’

‘Wait, what?’

“Miss Lassiter!”

Madeline opened her eyes to see the algebra teacher standing over her desk.

“Huh?”

“The answer to number seven, please.”

“Oh.” Madeline unclasped her hands and peered at her notebook. “Um, 13b
squared.”

“Incorrect. Mr. Traynor, your answer, please.”

“23b squared.”

“Correct. Do you see your mistake, Miss Lassiter?”

“Yes, Mr. McGregor,” said Madeline, blushing. “I do.”

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  1. cascondaville says

    November 30, 2019 at 7:31 am

    Cute!

    Reply
  2. David Silver says

    November 30, 2019 at 8:17 am

    Fabulous.

    Reply
  3. Adelaide says

    November 30, 2019 at 9:53 am

    Ahhh! Those teacher student crushes can get a girl in trouble. Nicely done

    Reply
  4. diannemoritz says

    November 30, 2019 at 10:58 am

    Good story w/ funny pun ending!

    Reply
    • Coco says

      November 30, 2019 at 11:55 am

      Thanks for noticing that ending, Diane!

      Reply
  5. Meghashri says

    December 3, 2019 at 7:20 am

    Lovely!

    Reply

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