Part of being a teacher was watching his students for improvements, and he had been watching you for a while.

He watched the way you interacted with your classmates, and how quick you were to throw yourself forward when asked to. Even now as you sat down beaten and tired from today's exercise. The minute one of your classmates called you back into the fray, you jumped right up.

And he pulled you right back down. You were down right self-destructive.

"Sit back down."