Joseph Triggs was running late. His alarm once again did not go off when it was scheduled to. 'Damnit,' he thought to himself as he jogged to his destination, 'I need to go out and buy a new clock. I can't keep doing this, I'm not getting any younger." That was true, jut two day's ago Joseph had celebrated his 45th birthday, and for the first time in his life, he was beginning to feel old. Perhaps it was his profession that gave him that feeling. Anyone who did what he did day in and day out would feel the exact same way. In fact, all of his collogues agreed with him on it, but it was the nature of their beast. Spend your days amongst the youth and you could not help but feel old. Every year, the youth kept the same age, and he kept growing older and older. 'I should have listened to my mother and been an accountant,' Joseph sighed to himself. 'At least they don't deal with these kids."
Breathing heavily, Joseph Triggs began to slow down and sputter a bit. As he approached the building ahead of him, he began to sprint up the marble stone steps that lead to it's entrance doors. Entering into the front door of the building, Joseph waved to the guard sitting behind the desk right beyond the door as he ran by.
"Morning Vernon," Joseph shouted to the guard.
"Morning Joe, alarm didn't go off again today?"
"You know it, Vern, have a good one. Free for lunch today?"
"Sure thing Joe, I'll see you around noon," replied Vernon as he turned his attention back the crossword puzzle he was working on.
Joseph began to sprint down the hallway. Reaching the end of the long narrow hallway, he took a quick left and an immediate right, stopping at a large oak door. Sighing to himself, he pushed open the door quickly, walking into the lecture hall. Looking down at his watch, he saw he was fourteen minutes late. Smiling to himself he walked to his desk at the front of the auditorium.
"Good morning class, sorry for being late. As usual, my alarm did not go off this morning," Triggs said to the class as he heard a loud unanimous grown from the class. He grinned to himself. 'Ah the college students and their undivided worship of that forsaken 15 minute rule, he thought. 'In my 15 years, have yet to lose one single class to that rule and I don't intend to now.'
"Now everyone, if you recall, last class we were discussing the social ramifications of war on the growing of a country's economy. Now can anyone please enlighten me on the importance of this?"
"Professor Triggs, why is it that we have to learn about the past, it's happened and over with. We should be discussing what to do about our future not wasting our time analyzing information that has no bearing on today's global status," the question came from a young woman sitting in the front row of the auditorium. Professor Triggs sighed gently to himself. He responded to similar questions of that nature far too many times. Why is these children never learn to appreciate the past knowledge so that they can apply it to today's problems, he always thought. Triggs cleared his throat and began to answer the question.
"Miss Sabane, if I had a nickel for every time I've heard that question, or any question along those lines, I wouldn't be here today teaching you all." Professor Triggs paused for a minute to allow for the laughter of his class to simmer down. He looked over at young Madison Sabane to see her slouch down and begin to blush in her seat. She truly is a beautiful young woman, Triggs thought to himself. Madison Sabane has that ravishing look of beauty about her. Standing at five foot six, her long, flowing brunette hair gently draped over her shoulders curling at the end of the locks, complementing her deep almond eyes perfectly. Her pear shaped face matched her persona perfectly, with her elegant high bridged nose protruding off the center perfectly. The smile of hers glowed wonderfully thanks to the dimples that appeared on her lightly tanned cheek. If her face wasn't pretty enough, her body more than made up for it. She had the type of figure that most women would kill to have. Her slim build was lightly toned with just the right amount of muscle in all of those right spots. Her hour glass shaped torso was complemented by a voluptuous chest, the type of chest that men tend to droll over. It did not help that she had chosen to wear a tightly fitting, form exposing sweater to class. Triggs moved his eyes down to her well defined thighs and legs. Her silky smooth lightly tanned legs radiated out of her short gray skirt. If only I was as young as I used to be, the types of things I...
"Professor Triggs, is everything alright?"
Triggs broke out of his day dream. "Yes class, I'm sorry, my mind had drifted that's all." He looked over at Madison, who was still blushing from the embarrassment that he had caused her. She smiled at him roguishly and winked at him. Did she realize what I was focusing on, Triggs thought. No she couldn't have, it was only for a second, he concluded. Gathering his composure once again, Triggs sat down on the edge of his old wooden desk. Clasping his fingers together, he continued on with what he was discussing.
"First of all, let me apoligize Ms. Sabane, I did not mean to embarrass you in front of your peers. It was bad judgment on my part."
"It's quite all right professor. I'm a big girl, I can handle most jokes," she paused for a minute to gather her thoughts and continued on, "and pretty much anything now a days," Madison Sabane replied, almost coyly, adjusting her seat allowing for herself to expose even more of her tan legs, which in turn allowed her to show off her chest even more to him. She smiled again at him, this time giving him a very noticeable wink.
Professor Triggs cleared his throat once again, sure now of the fact that she had noticed what he was doing while he had zoned out in front of the class. Oh well, it's not like there is much I can do about it now, he thought. Triggs however was intrigued by her response and actions . Another time he thought, time to get back to work.
Two hours and fifteen minutes later, Triggs finished up his lesson for the day. Dismissing the class, he sat down at his desk and began to prepare his notes for his evening class before he was to leave to have lunch with Vernon.