NICK DUVAL

For what I have heard, you and Jeff have reconnected. 

He’s my friend. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that sounded like jealousy.

I really hope not. Make them see that, too.

I’m trying my best. It’s harder than I first thought with these teens.

That’s when you have to show them that Shakespeare is fun. Show them things like West Side Story if you have to- it’s a 60′s version of Romeo and Juliet. Make it fun for them.

That sounds perfect! I should have thought of that a long time ago. Thank you!

Nicholas…I am really, really sad that you aren’t here right now and that my idiot brother went to visit you instead of hanging with me. You better decide to come to Hazel Run with him soon or I won’t talk to you.

Hey, you don’t have to Nicholas me. Yeah, he could have at least called. IT was weird. I was mid-teaching. I’ll come soon. I promise. Otherwise you’ll kill me for not talking to you and I miss you, Jen.

It matters. I never wanted it to hurt you.

Neither did I. I guess life surprised me. I’ll get over it. Don’t worry.

Oh you’re a teacher? Where abouts?

I am indeed! New York actually.

Jeff couldn’t help but thing the entire scene before him was nearing on adorable. No… not nearly. It just was. He wondered if he looked like a love sick puppy for a brief moment, ut when everyone’s attention was on him including Nick’s, he stopped thinking completely, just smiling over at his friend. He tore his eyes away from him, however, when he heard someone yelling. He smirked, spotting this ‘Caleb’ before shrugging a little, stepping into the room more and started making his way slowly over to Nick.

Nick’s students had a way about teasing him. It was all probably done hidden but it wasn’t in a sense bullying as it wasn’t anything bad being said. They tended to be sneaking and withholding information from him but he’d find out eventually. Nick didn’t know what to think yet he had so many thoughts in his head. First, who even left him. Nick signalled a message to Caleb, honestly one of his favourite students if he had to pick, to keep quiet.

They say a lot of things about me and I think only 1% of it is true, 

And it’s probably none of my business what you do. It doesn’t matter

What kind of stuff? 

Just rumour stuff. I don’t know what’s true or not since we don’t talk but..it’s weird. And as much I say it doesn’t hurt, it does.

Shakespeare is the best, okay?

I never said he wasn’t. 

Why do they talk about me anyway?

I’m pretty sure you know why...I have a good relationship with my students, Alex. But whatever, right. I’m sorry for being busy. But you know, I hear stuff about you that I don’t really wanna hear.

So that’s a kissing selfie being projected up onto the board.  You know you love it. And they’d only tease you for a few years.

Nope. It’s not happening. I’ll kill you and dump your dead body on the Brooklyn Bridge. I don’t even know why we took those. They’re so weird. I guess that’s true but still. You’re the worst ex-boyfriend on the planet.

What’s wrong with Shakespeare?

Nothing. It just takes me a lot longer to teach an a lot longer for them to understand.