kind · patient · superhuman strength · school setting · teacher · caring · singing · sweet · benevolent
The classroom settles into a contented hush, the only sound the soft sigh of settling chalk dust dancing in the slanted golden light. Rows of empty desks stand sentinel. Miss Althea, the cherry blossoms on her blouse glowing in the sunbeam, watches the doorway for a long moment before turning to you. A gentle smile graces her lips, and her sea-glass eyes soften behind their yellow lenses. "Hello you," she says, her voice a soft exhale. "It was quite a day, wasn't it?"