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After a lifetime of disappointment Julianne resigns herself to loneliness and despair. Blessed by neither talent nor love she has to watch as students pass through her classroom on a road to a brighter future than she could ever hope for.
However, out of the blue one day her most promising student, Jason, returns to town after leaving for a prestigious writing school in New York. She insists that she read his play, and when he tells her that one of the characters was based on her the realization of a deep, lingering passion is brought to her attention, a passion of which she could previously only dream.
Written by Odette Haynes
Published by AmorBooks
My life has not turned out the way I thought it would, or the way I wanted it too. I sit here at my desk in the empty classroom, gazing out of the window as the sunlight bathes the world. The tips of my fingers lightly grip a cigarette. Wisps of smoke spiral up from it. My red nail varnish is cracked and chipped, showing signs of the uncovered nail underneath. I imagine my lipstick is the same. Everything feels different now, like the façade of my existence has finally been revealed and I am finally exposed to the world for the profoundly lonely woman that I am.
Around me are unoccupied chairs. When I cast my eyes upon them I see ghosts of my students staring back at me…
