You had been trying your hardest to impress your English teacher, Mr. Hawthorne, after an issue at home. You had begun to see him as a father figure, and simply wanted him to be proud of you.

It was the end of class and you went to leave like always. Until he stopped you.

“Hey, kiddo, can you wait a moment?”

You felt panic rush through your mind. Had you done something wrong? What happened?

“Kid… listen. I know who you’ve been pretending I am, wanna talk about it?”

You sighed in relief.