A Pale Comparison

The knocking on the front door didn’t want to stop. At first he wanted to ignore the noise outside, but once he realized that the visitor is rather stubborn, he put on a sturdy look on his face and went to open the door. Luckily, he had his suit on and didn’t have to dress.

“Mister Andrews. What an unexpected surprise.”

“Hello, professor Moore.”

“You do realize that we don’t have classes this week? Meaning you don’t have to use any of your excuses not to do your homework.”

The young man needed a...