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From Cleaning Lady to Escort
Date: 1/19/2017, Categories: Reluctance, Author: alliet14, Rating: , Source: LushStories
Ashley fumbled through the stack of sealed envelopes she had retrieved from her mailbox. Tears began to whale up in her eyes as each one had “Past Due” stamped in big red letters. She stuffed the envelopes into her bag, and wiped her tears away, and headed off to class. Arriving for her class late, she took a seat near the door, not to cause any disturbance, but unfortunately her tardiness caught the attention of the instructor. She sank deeper into her depression as he looked at his watch and shook his head. This was not the first time she had been late, actually, her being late was more of the norm. She was trying, but the ends never seemed to meet. She had school, her job at the diner, then she would clean a couple of her instructor’s offices, along with any other odd job she could pick up for extra money. All that and trying to study and make it to class left her with little time for sleep. Even a 19 year old college student needs sleep. When the class dismissed, her instructor Dr. Cole, asked her to approach his podium. She waited until everyone left the room, and she slowly, with head lowered, approached the front of the room. She listened intently as he explained how important he thought his class was and how important it was for her to be on time if she expected to pass the class. She listened, but she was so tired that she could not comprehend half of what he had said. She nodded, when asked if she understood. Then he smiled and dismissed her. She slowly left the ...