Yours Truly (Groveton College)

by Haley Tyler

As soon as the soft glow flickered to life, I looked around at the walls, that familiar love and warmth settling in my chest. Doing this, making this place my sanctuary, had been the only thing to keep me sane. I took in the articles taped to the walls, scanning the headlines as I traced the thick black letters with the tip of my finger. Popular Professor Accused of Misconduct with Multiple Students University Administration Faces Backlash Over Handling of Professor-Student Relationships Additional Allegations Surface Against Beloved University Professor Professor Faces Suspension Pending Investigation into Inappropriate Student Relationships I sighed as I traced the black-and-white photo of Emmett, the one that was taken from his old university’s faculty website. He was so handsome—he still is. But something about his time sleeping with his students made him glow from within. He was truly happy. And that was all I ever wanted. I’d changed my schedule a million times until I was in his class, and I’d made sure to show him how much I love reading and writing. That I could be one of those girls for him. That I could make him as happy as he’d made me. I followed the case closely, not for some sick reason, but because when I first saw a photo of Emmett, it was like everything fell into place and the Universe was telling me that he was my soulmate. I knew I had to do anything I could to meet him and, better yet, to make him fall in love with me. I knew he’d be the one to sav...