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00:00My name is Emma. I am 29 years old. I am a teacher. I live in a small town. I work at a college. I teach English. I did not want to fall in love. Not again. I was hurt before.
00:20My last relationship ended badly. So I told myself, no more love. Just work. Just teach. That was my plan. But then Jake came into my class, and everything changed.
00:41Jake is a student in my class. He is 20 years old. He has brown hair. He has soft eyes. He always listens. He is quiet, but kind.
00:58From the first day, I felt something strange. At first, I tried to forget it. I told myself, he is just a student. Do not look at him. Do not think about him.
01:15But my heart did not listen. My heart wanted to see him. My heart waited for him every morning. He always came to class early. He sat in the front row. He smiled at me every time I looked at him. I tried not to smile back. But sometimes, I did.
01:40One day, after class, Jake came to my desk. He said, Miss Emma, do you need help with the books? I said, No, thank you. I can carry them. He said, It's okay. I want to help. I let him help. We walked together to the teacher's room. We did not talk much. But I felt calm next to him.
02:07It was a nice feeling. Too nice. That night, I sat at home and thought about Jake. I told myself, Stop it, Emma. He is a student. This is not right. But the next day, I felt happy when I saw him again.
02:30The feeling grew stronger each week. I knew I had to stop it. I was the teacher. I was the adult. But my feelings did not stop.
02:46One day, Jake stayed after class. He stood near my desk. He did not speak right away.
02:54I asked, I asked, Do you need help with something? He said, No. I just want to talk.
03:04Okay, I said. What do you want to talk about? He looked shy. I like this class. I learn a lot here.
03:17I smiled. I'm happy to hear that. He looked into my eyes.
03:23You are a good teacher. My face felt warm. Thank you. He smiled.
03:34You look nice when you smile. I didn't know what to say. My heart beat fast. I looked down.
03:44Jake, I am your teacher. You must not say things like that. He said,
03:53I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I just wanted to say it. He left the room. I sat down. I felt weak.
04:05My hands shook a little. What was I doing? Why didn't I stop him sooner?
04:12The next day, I tried to act normal. I spoke with the class. I smiled. But inside, I felt strange.
04:26I waited for Jake to talk to me again. And I hated myself for it.
04:32That afternoon, I walked to the college cafe. Jake was there. He saw me and waved.
04:42I tried to walk away, but he came to me.
04:45Can I sit with you? He asked. I wanted to say no. But I said yes. We sat at a small table.
04:57We drank tea. He asked me about my life. I told him I live alone. I told him I like reading books.
05:08He told me he also lives alone. He said,
05:14I do not have many friends, but I feel happy in your class.
05:20I looked at him. Jake, please understand. We cannot be friends. You are my student.
05:29He looked sad.
05:31I understand. I just like talking to you. That night, I could not sleep. I walked around
05:41my room. I looked in the mirror. I asked myself, what is wrong with me? Why do I feel this way?
05:52The answer was simple. I was lonely. I had no one to talk to. No one waited for me at home.
06:03My phone was always quiet. And now, Jake was kind to me. He looked at me like I mattered.
06:13I knew I had to stop this. But I did not want to.
06:18The next week, Jake stayed after class again. He said,
06:25I know this is not okay. But I think about you.
06:31I looked at him. I said nothing. He said,
06:38You are smart. You are kind. You care about people.
06:44I see it. I see it. I said,
06:50Jake, please stop. You are too young. I am your teacher.
06:58He said,
07:00It does not feel wrong to me.
07:03I looked away.
07:06It feels wrong to me.
07:08But I lied.
07:10It did not feel wrong.
07:13It felt soft.
07:15It felt warm.
07:17It felt like something I lost a long time ago.
07:21I sat at my desk after he left.
07:24I put my head in my hands.
07:27What do I do now?
07:29I cannot leave my job.
07:32I cannot tell anyone.
07:35I cannot talk to him again.
07:39But I want to.
07:42On Friday, it was raining.
07:45The class ended early.
07:48The students left quickly.
07:51Jake stayed again.
07:54He said,
07:55I don't want to hurt you.
07:58I just want to be honest.
08:00I said,
08:02Please don't say anything more.
08:06He stood at the door.
08:08I think about you every day.
08:11I said nothing.
08:13He said,
08:14I will never do anything wrong.
08:18I just wanted you to know.
08:21Then he left.
08:23I locked the classroom.
08:25I walked to the parking lot.
08:27My clothes were wet from the rain.
08:31I sat in my car and cried.
08:34I felt like a bad person.
08:36I felt weak.
08:38I wanted to be strong.
08:41But I was not strong.
08:44I wanted to see him again.
08:47That night I made tea.
08:50I sat near the window.
08:51The rain hit the glass.
08:55I looked out and thought about Jake.
08:58I thought about his smile.
09:01His voice.
09:03His eyes.
09:04I told myself,
09:07You are not a teenager.
09:10You are not here for love.
09:14You are here to teach.
09:17But my heart did not listen.
09:20And that was the worst part.
09:23Before I share the rest of my story,
09:25I need to know,
09:27Where are you listening from?
09:29Knowing someone hears me,
09:33Understands me,
09:36Gives me strength.
09:38The next day,
09:40I walked into class.
09:42My heart felt heavy.
09:45I told myself,
09:47Be strong.
09:49Be normal.
09:51Do your job.
09:52I smiled at the students.
09:56I said good morning.
09:59But inside,
10:01I was not okay.
10:04Jake sat in the same place.
10:07He looked at me.
10:09He did not smile like before.
10:13He looked quiet.
10:15I did not look back.
10:17I gave the lesson.
10:20I tried to focus.
10:22But I saw him from the corner of my eye.
10:26My heart was not quiet.
10:29After class,
10:31I picked up my things.
10:33I wanted to leave fast.
10:35But then I heard his voice.
10:39Miss Emma,
10:40he said.
10:41Can we talk?
10:43I looked at him.
10:46He stood by the door.
10:48He did not move close.
10:50He waited.
10:53I took a deep breath.
10:55Okay.
10:57I said.
10:58But only for a minute.
11:01He said.
11:02I'm sorry.
11:03I did not want to make you sad.
11:08I shook my head.
11:10You didn't make me sad.
11:12But this is hard.
11:14He looked down.
11:16I understand.
11:18We stood in silence.
11:20I looked at the empty chairs.
11:24Then I looked at him again.
11:26I'm your teacher, Jake.
11:28I said.
11:30You are my student.
11:33This is not right.
11:36He nodded slowly.
11:38I know.
11:40But I can't stop thinking about you.
11:43His voice was soft.
11:46He was not playing.
11:48He was not joking.
11:51He meant every word.
11:54I felt the same.
11:55But I could not say it.
11:58I had to be strong.
12:01You must focus on your future.
12:04I said.
12:06This will only hurt both of us.
12:09He looked at me.
12:11His eyes were full of pain.
12:14I don't want to hurt you.
12:16He said.
12:18But it hurts to keep quiet.
12:21I said nothing.
12:23I picked up my bag.
12:26I have to go now.
12:28I left the room.
12:30I walked fast to my car.
12:34I sat inside.
12:35I put my hands on the wheel.
12:39I did not drive.
12:41I just sat there.
12:44My eyes were wet.
12:46That evening, I made soup for dinner.
12:50I turned on the TV.
12:52I didn't watch.
12:55I just looked at the screen.
12:58My mind was full of Jake.
13:00I remembered his words.
13:03His face.
13:05His voice.
13:08I felt lost.
13:10I was alone in my home.
13:13But I was not alone in my heart.
13:16He was there.
13:18Always there.
13:20I went to bed.
13:22I closed my eyes.
13:25But I could not sleep.
13:27I asked myself again.
13:31Why did this happen?
13:33Why him?
13:35Why now?
13:37The next day, I tried to avoid him.
13:41I stayed in the teacher's room longer.
13:44I left the class early.
13:47I did not meet his eyes.
13:49But he was always there.
13:51That week, I felt tired.
13:55My head hurt.
13:57My chest was tight.
13:59I did not want to eat.
14:02My heart was full.
14:04But my stomach was empty.
14:06On Thursday, I saw him waiting near the gate after school.
14:11I wanted to walk away.
14:14But my feet stopped.
14:17He walked up to me.
14:18Please, Miss Emma, he said.
14:23Just five minutes.
14:25I need to say something.
14:28I looked around.
14:30No one was near us.
14:33Okay, I said.
14:36But only five minutes.
14:40We walked to the bench near the trees.
14:44It was quiet.
14:45The sky was gray.
14:49The air was cold.
14:52He said,
14:53I don't want to be a problem.
14:56I just want to know what you feel.
15:01I looked at my hands.
15:03I could not lie.
15:06But I was afraid.
15:08I don't know, I said.
15:11I don't want to feel this.
15:15But I do.
15:17His face changed.
15:20He looked surprised.
15:22And then...
15:24Happy.
15:25I knew it, he said.
15:29I felt it.
15:31But that doesn't make it right, I said.
15:35It makes it worse.
15:37He looked at me.
15:38What if we wait?
15:42What if we do nothing now?
15:44But after the class ends, we talk again?
15:49I looked at him.
15:51He was serious.
15:53He was not playing.
15:56After the class ends,
15:58you will not be my student,
16:02I said.
16:03He nodded.
16:06Yes.
16:07I will not be your student.
16:10I will be just a man.
16:13I was quiet.
16:16I did not know what to say.
16:19I will wait, he said.
16:22If you want me to.
16:25I stood up.
16:27I need to go now.
16:29Will you think about it?
16:33He asked.
16:35I said, yes.
16:38I will.
16:40I walked away.
16:42But I wanted to run back.
16:44I wanted to say,
16:46yes.
16:48I want this too.
16:50But I couldn't.
16:53That night,
16:54I looked at the ceiling for hours.
16:56I did not sleep.
16:59My heart was loud.
17:01I felt weak.
17:04I felt scared.
17:06But I also felt alive.
17:09The next few weeks passed slowly.
17:13I saw Jake in class.
17:16We did not speak after lessons.
17:19We looked at each other,
17:21but said nothing.
17:22Sometimes he smiled.
17:25Sometimes he looked tired.
17:28But he always came.
17:31He never missed a class.
17:34My heart waited.
17:36My mind counted the days.
17:40One day,
17:41I saw him helping another student.
17:45He was kind.
17:46He was patient.
17:48He helped her with her work.
17:52And I felt something new.
17:55I felt proud of him.
17:58It was not just love.
18:01It was more.
18:03I saw him as a good person.
18:06Not just someone I liked.
18:09Someone who cared.
18:11I began to smile more.
18:14Not at him.
18:15Just in general.
18:18I felt warmer.
18:21Like the sun came back inside me.
18:25Then the last day of class came.
18:28I stood in front of the students.
18:31I said goodbye.
18:34I gave each one a paper.
18:37I thanked them for the year.
18:41Everyone clapped.
18:42Jake looked at me.
18:46He did not smile.
18:48He just looked.
18:51After class,
18:53all the students left.
18:56One by one.
18:58But Jake stayed.
19:01He stood near my desk.
19:03So,
19:04it's the last day.
19:06Yes.
19:09I said.
19:11You are not my student now.
19:14He gave a small smile.
19:17No.
19:18I'm not.
19:20We stood there in silence.
19:23It felt like the room was holding its breath.
19:27Can we talk?
19:29He asked.
19:30I nodded.
19:32We walked outside.
19:33We sat on the same bench again.
19:37He said.
19:39I still feel the same.
19:41Nothing changed.
19:43I looked at him.
19:45I still feel it, too.
19:48He smiled.
19:50I want to know you.
19:52Outside of class.
19:54As a person.
19:56Not as a student.
19:58I looked at the trees.
20:01I felt the wind on my face.
20:04Maybe we can meet for coffee.
20:07He said.
20:09Not now.
20:11Maybe next week.
20:13I said.
20:15Okay.
20:17Next week?
20:19He looked happy.
20:21I felt scared.
20:23But I also felt free.
20:26A week later.
20:28I sat at the cafe.
20:31I looked at the door.
20:33My hands were on my cup.
20:36My tea was warm.
20:38But my fingers felt cold.
20:40I was nervous.
20:42Then I saw him.
20:45Jake walked in.
20:47He looked calm.
20:49He smiled.
20:52I smiled, too.
20:53He said.
20:56Hi, Emma.
20:57It felt strange.
21:00He used my name.
21:02Not Miss Emma.
21:04Just Emma.
21:07Hi.
21:08I said.
21:10My voice was soft.
21:13He sat down.
21:15We looked at each other.
21:18For a few seconds, we said nothing.
21:20But it was not a bad silence.
21:25It was soft.
21:27It was quiet.
21:29It felt safe.
21:33We talked about many things.
21:36He told me about his work.
21:39He got a part-time job at a bookshop.
21:43He was happy.
21:44I told him about my summer plan.
21:48I wanted to visit my sister in another city.
21:53I had not seen her in a long time.
21:56We laughed a little.
21:58We smiled a lot.
22:01It felt easy.
22:03It felt normal.
22:06At the end, he asked,
22:08Can we meet again?
22:10I looked at him.
22:13I waited a second.
22:16Then I said,
22:18Yes.
22:20And we did.
22:22We met again the next week.
22:24Then the week after that,
22:27we talked.
22:28We walked.
22:30Sometimes we watched a movie.
22:33Sometimes we sat in the park.
22:36He was kind.
22:37He listened.
22:38He was not like other boys.
22:42He did not try to act strong.
22:45He did not try to show off.
22:47He was just himself.
22:50And I liked that.
22:52But I was still afraid.
22:54I did not tell anyone.
22:57Not my friends.
23:00Not my sister.
23:02I was scared of their words.
23:05I was scared they would not understand.
23:08I asked myself,
23:11Is this real love?
23:14Or is this just a mistake?
23:17One evening, we sat near the lake.
23:20The sky was pink and blue.
23:22The water was quiet.
23:25Jake looked at me.
23:27Do you think this is wrong?
23:30He asked.
23:31I looked down.
23:34I don't know.
23:35Yay, I said.
23:37Maybe it was wrong before.
23:40But now.
23:42Maybe it's not.
23:44I like you.
23:46He said.
23:47But I don't want you to feel bad.
23:50I don't want to be a problem.
23:53You're not a problem.
23:55I said.
23:57You just came into my life at a strange time.
24:01He smiled.
24:03Strange things can still be good.
24:07I smiled, too.
24:08Yes.
24:11Maybe they can.
24:13We sat there for a long time.
24:16I held his hand.
24:19It felt warm and strong.
24:22I did not feel afraid anymore.
24:25I just felt calm.
24:28A few weeks later,
24:29I told my sister.
24:31I was scared.
24:33But I had to do it.
24:35She listened.
24:38She asked.
24:39How old is he?
24:42Twenty, I said.
24:45She was quiet.
24:47Then she said.
24:49Are you happy?
24:52I said yes.
24:54She said.
24:56Then that's what matters.
24:59I felt so light.
25:01Like I could fly.
25:03I smiled all day.
25:07One day, Jake came to see me.
25:10He had flowers.
25:13Yellow ones.
25:15I saw these.
25:17He said.
25:18They looked happy.
25:21Like you.
25:23I laughed.
25:27They're perfect.
25:29He said.
25:30You look happy, too.
25:35I said.
25:37We walked to the park.
25:39We sat under a tree.
25:42I looked at him.
25:44I was scared before.
25:46I said.
25:48I thought I would lose my job.
25:51I thought people would judge me.
25:54I know, he said.
25:58But now, I just want to enjoy this, I said.
26:04I want to live.
26:07He held my hand.
26:09Me, too.
26:11Some days, we talked about the past.
26:14Some days, we talked about the future.
26:18We did not make big plans.
26:22We just lived one day at a time.
26:25One evening, he said.
26:28I know I am young.
26:30I don't know everything.
26:33But I know this.
26:35I care about you.
26:37My heart was full.
26:40I said.
26:41You make me feel seen.
26:44You make me feel like I matter.
26:48He smiled.
26:50That's how you make me feel, too.
26:53We looked at the stars.
26:56I rested my head on his shoulder.
27:00For the first time in many years,
27:02I was not lonely.
27:04I did not know what the future would bring.
27:09Maybe we would stay together.
27:12Maybe we would not.
27:15But for now, we were happy.
27:18We were real.
27:21And that was enough.
27:23Sometimes life does not follow the rules.
27:28Sometimes love comes at the wrong time.
27:30Sometimes the heart wants something it should not want.
27:36But sometimes, love just happens.
27:40And it changes everything.
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