Page 24 of Teaching the Kot'oll Coach

He moves back. “Hope I didn’t scare you.”

My gaze drifts to his crotch even though I probably shouldn’t, especially not after he teases me with that...

What kind of monster is he hiding in his pants?

Oh, fuck... He is such a big guy that he has to have a huge cock to be matching. If he gets his way with me, all his arms and those muscles... will probably destroy me in a good way.

What do I say to that?

There is a throbbing pulse inside me that is... asking for his touch. Maybe it is wrong to let him hug me, even though it’s just a side hug.

“Good morning!” Another teacher comes into the staff room. I can’t even see who that is when I’m too short to look through the partition board, but Telke probably can see who that is.

Regardless, I take a step away from him before someone sees us cuddling. We’re supposed to be professional at work.

Telke greets the teacher with a slightly upset face. I want to hug him some more now.

Maybe there’s a reason I feel so inclined to visit him every day even, though... Technically, I didn’t even have to visit him once. I think some of the teachers that are closer to him went, but I’m new, so no one asked me to go with them.

Not to mention, I may have been there with him more than his family... Something must be wrong with me.

I let out a soft sigh as I sit in my office chair. I’m only in the staff room because I want to know whether Telke feels good enough to show up. So...

It is Jackel. He comes with a heavy-looking suitcase, probably stuffed full with art supplies. “Hello, Telke! It’s so nice to see you again.”

Jackel smacks Telke’s shoulder with his tentacle hand. “Looks sturdy.”

Telke chuckles and flexes his two top arms. “Of course. The doctor said I have a good base, making it easier to recover from the accident. Thank you for visiting me.”

“Sure thing. Don’t have to thank me for that. Everyone worries about you.”

“I’m back stronger than before.”

I wonder how Telke can remain happy and positive all the time, almost as if the accident didn’t even faze him. I roll my eyes. “Let’s hope you learned a thing or two and won’t get hurt again.”

Jackel says, “Come on. I hope that too. I won’t forget about the...” He looks at the door, probably trying to make sure no one else is around. But given the time of the day, there have to be others around.

He continues, “The long speech the principal gave. I’m never forgetting that, and I hope I’d never have to go through the whole thing again.”

Oh, right... The stay-safe-in-traffic talk that lasted for half an hour. I don’t need that in my life either. I doubt that was the first time the kids heard about similar topics anyway. They had to know, it’s just... sometimes they aren’t that good at controlling themselves or remembering what they should do. Part of it is just kids doing kids’ things, but it doesn’t mean it is fine.

Telke chuckles. “Guess I’m not going to be upset about missing that.”

Both Jackel and I smack Telke’s shoulder, each on a side. I hiss at him. “It’s not a joke.”

Telke still chuckles. “I know. I know. I’ll be careful, okay?”

I stare at the blank computer screen. Somehow, I doubt Telke learned a lesson, but maybe he just isn’t showing it.

Oh, right, the coffee.

I peek over the partition board to his side. He is busy working on his clipboard while putting on his cap. “Telke...” I lower my voice, trying not to catch others’ attention

“What?” He blinks, seemingly to catch on. “Are you telling me that you’re mad about what I said?”

Ah... The eating a kot’oll thing?

Geez... He won’t let me off the hook, huh?

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