Young Kimberly O'Brien was never one to love school, or anything associated with it for that matter.
But she did enjoy challenges. That's why she enlisted herself to college while the majority of her friends began to work in whatever ma' and pa' could get them.
Enrolling to college was one thing she had been proud of.
The people there were right up her alley: smart, funny, intelligent and down to earth.
Surprisingly, she even enjoyed sitting in class. There was a special vibe in the class that made her feel like she was home, like she was among friends.
All of that changed last fall.
Kimberly was involved in a sexual harassment incident that got her history professor fired from school.
Kimberly knew in her heart she was still the same person, but suddenly she began to get different reactions from her colleagues at school.
Suddenly, sitting in a class was not all that much fun.
Suddenly, that special vibe had magically disappeared.
The name of the teacher was Andy Brown, Prof. Brown to the students.
One day after classes were over and the hallways were seemingly empty, he had a friendly chat with Kimberley.
At one point of the conversation he mad an uncalled for and distasteful remark on Kimberley's large chest.
Unfortunate for him he was over heard by the math the teacher who happened to walk by.
An entire scene started to develop between the two teachers in the empty hallway.
Kimberley decided to keep quiet. In all of her 22 years she had heard a lot of remarks with sexual connotations.
That's what happens to large breasted women. And she was one. She was a big one.
Kimberley's chest has developed extraordinarily in her teen years. She never gained much weight so her entire body was slim. But her breasts were growing like crazy till they became to their current, obese size.
She knew it would probably happen to her since her mother's chest is also a mirage by itself. Though, she never expected such a large (and with no proportion to her slim figure) chest. She couldn't even find bras at stores that could hold up her extremely large bosom.
Kimberly was also gifted with a beautiful face. Her smile was one to light up a room; her nose was tiny and adorable, her eyes were two pearls that could sink you into a world of joy and her hair was a long, graceful blond.
Simply put, a person that sends out a message of happiness and youth.
Needles to say that Mr. Brown was fired. Especially because of the power that the senior math teacher had in the college.
Promptly Kimberly was being stared quite often by her friends at the college, this time to her face.
"Life goes on" that's what her mother has always told her.
"You can't let little jerks and little setbacks to stop you from living your life"
And Kimberly always listened to her mother. She always wanted to be a strong person just like her mother, and she was.
That is why the "Prof. Brown incident" didn't bother her much. That's why she tried to ignore any other offensive remarks from students at school.
But life at college were much more harder. Especially now that she has lost the zest to learn and study.
* * *
Kimberly O'Brien was sitting in her history class looking sharp and ready to learn as always. Though in her head she was counting down the seconds that the lesson will be over.
She never felt so misplaced in her entire life.
The new history teacher was Prof. Patricia Hardaway.
Prof. Hardaway was a 45 years old black woman who was never much liked by the students.
She got the reputation of a harsh, unkind and heartless woman.
Then again, aren't most teachers are.
Finally the bell rang with all its glory, rescuing the students from the dreaded claws of boredom.
Unfortunately, Kimberly heard the last words that a student wants to hear after class from his teacher.
"Miss O'Brien could you stay pleas? I need to talk to you"
After getting some uneasy looks from the students who over heard this, Kimberly sat on a chair in front of Prof. Hardaway's desk.
The dark skinned history teacher waited for the last student to leave the room before she could start talking.
Kimberly was at a loss; she had no idea why would the teacher want to speak with her. As the last student left the class and closed the door behind him, Prof. Hardaway gave a somewhat relaxing smile to Kimberly, which instinctively turned into her usual frozen face.
"Ok, Kimberly. I have been reviewing your grades at history from the past year and… I must tell you that there has been a severe fall in your grades.
You were once the top student in this class, but since I came your grades have been falling drastically."
Kimberly was about to reply as Prof. Hardaway continued to talk.
"Now at first I thought maybe it's my fault, but then I saw your grades have been
Falling in other classes as well. Would you like to explain this?"
This time Kimberly thought for a couple of seconds before answering.
She knew the real reason; the obvious one is that she has lost interest in school.
She formed a vague answer in her mind.
"Well, lately I started this new job and…there's all kind of things going on"
"You know what I think" said Prof. Hardaway, as she didn't even listened to Kimberly's answer.
"I think you were a bit shaken with the all sexual harassment episode and that's what throw you out of your game."
Kimberly was a bit surprised that Prof. Hardaway brought that up.
Were the teachers still talking about this?
Was the entire incident a bigger of a deal then she thought?
No. That's not why she isn't studying as hard as before. The one has nothing to do with the other.
"No…I don't think so…it's just…"
"You know once, I was also a victim of sexual harassment" Prof. Hardaway continued to cut Kimberly. This time with a shocking revelation.
"Yes…at a younger age. I was a student just like you, and I began to work in an office building doing…little thing, you know. Well, some guy, a white man, came up to me and began to sexual harass in broad daylight."
At this point Kimberly was sitting in her chair with eyes wide open.
Being fascinated by the story from one hand and feeling a bit uncomfortable to hear it from the other. After all, Kimberly thought to herself, why is she telling this to me?
"At those days white folks thought they could get away with anything" continued the teacher while ending the sentence with a forced laughter.
"But I pulled myself together and didn't let that bother me"
"Me neither, seriously I'm fine" Kimberly interrupted.
"I'm glad to hear this, because you are young and you'll hear men giving you offensive remarks the rest of your life. I know it's tougher on you.
Just like you I was large breasted woman in my early days. Sure I gained a couple of pounds and it's undetectable now…"
Kimberly could not believe Prof. Hardaway said that. She didn't know if to laugh or slap her. In any case, she sat there squirming in her chair as her history teacher began to call her large chested and compared her to her own young self.
That was a side of Prof. Hardaway that was not shown in class, definitely.
