“You were the one staring at me, Vicky, so I’ll call you what I like,” she snapped back, and before I could talk myself out of the irrational re...ction I had tightened my grip on the ruler in my left hand and smacked her across the side of her thigh.Casey literally squeaked beside me and I cringed, fully expecting to raise my eyes and be looking down the barrel of a gun or looking at her closed fist from the floor, flat on my back.When neither of the above happened, there was no backing down. I. He turned to the class, running his eyes over the class, he did a quick count, and all 24 students were present.'Right I see all students are present so we will get started immediately. This is Kelli; she has volunteered to perform as the experimental subject today. I expect all of you to conduct yourselves in the most professional manner during this special class exercise.'Turning to Kelli, 'excuse me for a moment, I just need to check everything has been delivered to the store for the. For now, she smiled from ear-to-ear, confident of her ability to fight for and raise her children.She made her way downstairs to the kitchen, wasting no time cutting thin shavings of ham on a kaiser roll. With care, she layered washed lettuce, tomato, and soft pieces of cheddar on the meat and squeezed it all together. She woke her phone to check the time. The lunch rush at Coffee Crush was winding down, so she made her way to the front door after sealing the sandwich in a baggie. A thick white. I bought us two cups full at the counter and we walked outside, strolling along the beautiful campus. Even though it was winter, the weather in the south was still pleasant with just light jackets.As we walked, there was some desultory conversation between us and I decided that she was really just as shy as I was. Twice our hands touched and both of us jumped back from the contact as if we had just touched fire. We wound up back at the entrance to her dorm just before sundown. I timidly asked.