was a note on my tablet.
Check out the classroom at the end of the hall.
It wasn’t signed by anyone, but I was intrigued. Cautiously though. Aaron had me on the defensive trying to block his immature, ridiculous advances. I opened the door and clutched at my chest in delight. The room wasn’t square anymore, it looked more like an octagon with the light blue sky and cloud painted walls that met the ceiling in a curve, much like a room modified into a planetarium. The floor was covered with artificial grass. Potted trees, real ones, were scattered around the room. A table in the center had a dome shaped thing on it.
When I stepped through the doorway, bird sounds chirped from speakers hidden somewhere and a citrus scented breeze fluttered my hair into my face from a fan above the door. Next to that was the only light. It wasn’t a commercial light fixture though, it was a big circle in the arch where the ceiling met the wall. It also radiated heat. I stood in that sweet spot in the room where the breeze and the sunlight warmth hit me. I closed my eyes and raised my arms to allow my body to take in the beautifulness of the indoor, outdoor simulator. Exactly like the imaginary notes Micah took when I told him what I wanted.
“What do you think?”
The voice was not one I was expecting and it startled me.
“It’s wonderful, Brandon.” I folded my arms across my chest. Maybe the burn in my cheeks was from the fake sun. Or at least I hoped that was what it looked like.
“I’m sure you know who was behind the design. It wasn’t me. But I did make this.” He stepped into the room and closed the door. “You might want to get comfortable on the floor.”
Piled up next to a wall was a stack of floor pillows. I grabbed one and sat down. He turned on the dome in the center of the room. With a remote, he turned off the sunlight. The darkened room filled with stars and there were cricket sounds in the corners of the room instead of birds. I couldn’t help it, I giggled with delight.
“So tell me what ones you can identify.” Brandon dropped a pillow beside me and sat down.
I had to lie down to see it all. “I see the North Star, the Big Dipper, and the Little Dipper. They are part of Ursa Major.” I always struggled with all the other ones. And this wasn’t a real night sky.
He settled in beside me with his shoulder nearly touching mine. “There’s Leo the Lion, Gemini the Twins.” I could barely see where his finger pointed, but I could identify them once I saw where they were. He pointed out a few more. “I even put in a little red light for Mars over there. Eventually, you’ll have a projector and a slide show of space pictures I’ve been putting together for you. You’ll be able to view it in here as part of your lessons. ”
I studied the stars, totally mesmerized by the loveliness of what was created for me, and the kids. I was reminded how much I missed nights under the stars.
“So are you and Micah a thing?” Brandon asked.
“What?” I was taken aback. That was totally unexpected. “No. I don’t even know where his apartment is. I haven’t seen him in days.”
“Oh. Maybe he feels bad about the mishap the other day because he was very instrumental in getting this done right away while he’s been working on all my assignments for the construction crew. And I have been keeping him very busy. I thought maybe you two were seeing each other.”
“We see each other upon occasion, have had a conversation on occasion, he pets my dogs, not me. I haven’t seen him since the other day though. Not a thing going on, really.” I sighed. A thing with him would be nice though. “Thank you for this. I love it.”
I rested my arms beside me to rub the funny texture of the fake grass carpet. His fingers brushed against mine, the next thing I knew he was holding my hand. I held my breath while my heart jumped in my chest as I tried to figure out if Brandon holding my hand was really a good
Check out the classroom at the end of the hall.
It wasn’t signed by anyone, but I was intrigued. Cautiously though. Aaron had me on the defensive trying to block his immature, ridiculous advances. I opened the door and clutched at my chest in delight. The room wasn’t square anymore, it looked more like an octagon with the light blue sky and cloud painted walls that met the ceiling in a curve, much like a room modified into a planetarium. The floor was covered with artificial grass. Potted trees, real ones, were scattered around the room. A table in the center had a dome shaped thing on it.
When I stepped through the doorway, bird sounds chirped from speakers hidden somewhere and a citrus scented breeze fluttered my hair into my face from a fan above the door. Next to that was the only light. It wasn’t a commercial light fixture though, it was a big circle in the arch where the ceiling met the wall. It also radiated heat. I stood in that sweet spot in the room where the breeze and the sunlight warmth hit me. I closed my eyes and raised my arms to allow my body to take in the beautifulness of the indoor, outdoor simulator. Exactly like the imaginary notes Micah took when I told him what I wanted.
“What do you think?”
The voice was not one I was expecting and it startled me.
“It’s wonderful, Brandon.” I folded my arms across my chest. Maybe the burn in my cheeks was from the fake sun. Or at least I hoped that was what it looked like.
“I’m sure you know who was behind the design. It wasn’t me. But I did make this.” He stepped into the room and closed the door. “You might want to get comfortable on the floor.”
Piled up next to a wall was a stack of floor pillows. I grabbed one and sat down. He turned on the dome in the center of the room. With a remote, he turned off the sunlight. The darkened room filled with stars and there were cricket sounds in the corners of the room instead of birds. I couldn’t help it, I giggled with delight.
“So tell me what ones you can identify.” Brandon dropped a pillow beside me and sat down.
I had to lie down to see it all. “I see the North Star, the Big Dipper, and the Little Dipper. They are part of Ursa Major.” I always struggled with all the other ones. And this wasn’t a real night sky.
He settled in beside me with his shoulder nearly touching mine. “There’s Leo the Lion, Gemini the Twins.” I could barely see where his finger pointed, but I could identify them once I saw where they were. He pointed out a few more. “I even put in a little red light for Mars over there. Eventually, you’ll have a projector and a slide show of space pictures I’ve been putting together for you. You’ll be able to view it in here as part of your lessons. ”
I studied the stars, totally mesmerized by the loveliness of what was created for me, and the kids. I was reminded how much I missed nights under the stars.
“So are you and Micah a thing?” Brandon asked.
“What?” I was taken aback. That was totally unexpected. “No. I don’t even know where his apartment is. I haven’t seen him in days.”
“Oh. Maybe he feels bad about the mishap the other day because he was very instrumental in getting this done right away while he’s been working on all my assignments for the construction crew. And I have been keeping him very busy. I thought maybe you two were seeing each other.”
“We see each other upon occasion, have had a conversation on occasion, he pets my dogs, not me. I haven’t seen him since the other day though. Not a thing going on, really.” I sighed. A thing with him would be nice though. “Thank you for this. I love it.”
I rested my arms beside me to rub the funny texture of the fake grass carpet. His fingers brushed against mine, the next thing I knew he was holding my hand. I held my breath while my heart jumped in my chest as I tried to figure out if Brandon holding my hand was really a good
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