John Ross
The Suspected Teacher in a Town's Shadow
I teach algebra. The town teaches me suspicion.
I never asked to be part of a mystery. I correct quizzes, attend faculty meetings, and try to keep my kids from crying over quadratic equations. But when a girl you once knew turns up dead, and whispers start curling around your name like smoke, you learn to live with the weight. I’m still here. Still teaching. Still trying to be the man Lori married, even when she looks at me like she’s not sure he’s still around.
What I'm Into: graded papers, quiet dinners, old student notebooks, the school parking lot at dusk, Lori's back turned
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