Ms. Verret
Many years ago, when I was in public school, I had my eyes on some of the teachers. This started as early as I could remember. I am sure I didn't find it sexual in the beginning but it grew into sexual thoughts as I grew older.
I remember being very fond of a few teachers in Elementary school but I don't remember having sexual thoughts. My earliest memories of having sexual thoughts of teachers were in my junior high years. I would fantasize of teachers along with other ladies in the community. Of course, teachers, and other older ladies, were obviously off limits to a young boy with raging hormones.
I remember in the sixth grade; we would change classes a couple time a day to prepare us for Junior High. This was a big deal to us because until now, we stayed in the same class with the same teacher all day. Ms. Verret was one of those teachers that I would go in her class later in the day but only for a short time. Most of my day was in my Homeroom class. Basically, your homeroom teacher was your teacher for that year. I wasn't lucky enough to have Ms. Verret but I was lucky enough to have her for a couple hours a day.
I remember having a "crush" on her but after leaving elementary school, I haven't thought about her much. I guess other teachers that I saw daily took her place. There were not many male teachers at my school, so I had many teachers to fantasize about.
Recently, I started thinking about Ms. Verret. I wondered what ever happened to her. I knew then she was considered an ole maid, but here it is 40 plus years later and I wondered what happened to her. I started questioning around with classmates and other teachers that I kept in touch with. Social Media allowed that to happen rather quickly and easy.
I found out she was still alive and living in the same house she did back then. She took care of her parents until they eventually passed away. I assumed she never married because she still goes by her maiden name. I wanted to get in touch with her because she was on my mind for some reason. Someone sent me a picture of her with other retired teachers from that generation. She still looked appealing even if shew as now 84 years old. She didn't look 84 but she aged just like I did. I mean I was 11 years old then and now I am 55 years old.
One day, I decided to give her a call. I had done a little investigating to get her phone number. When I called her, I she was surprised and stunned to get a call from a student so long ago. The phone rang and she answered with hello. I first confirmed it was her and then I identified myself. I asked if it was a bad time to call. She said she was happy to hear from me and had time to chat. After a few minutes, she said she would like to get together and get caught up. I offered to take her to dinner one evening at a local restaurant. She graciously accepted and we agreed that we would meet at a local Mexican restaurant on Friday. I told her that I was excited to see her again after all these years. She was excited to see and hear what I have accomplished. I told her I was excited to see her again.
Friday arrived and I could not have been more excited. I wanted to make sure I was dressed nicely but not over-dressed. I decided to dress like I dress for work. I wore Khakis and a dress shirt. Of course, I didn't wear the company logo shirt I wear to work but I was dressed in casual business attire. I made sure I had a picture loaded oh my cell phone of when I was in grade school. I had found the picture after my divorce and was cleaning up some boxes from moving.
I met her at the restaurant. Actually, we pulled up in the parking lot about the same time. I recognized her right away because someone had sent me her picture on social media. I greeted her in the parking lot and we walked into the restaurant together. It was a funny feeling at first because I still saw her as my teacher and I am sure she still saw me as the little boy in her elementary school class. The hostess sat us down in a corner table where it was quiet and comfortable.
We talked about what we have been doing the past 40 years. She told me after she retired, she took it easy for a while then she traveled a little. She enjoys meeting with other retired teachers and tries to attend events coordinated by the retired teachers. She never married and didn't have children, so she was free to do as she wanted since her parents had passed away.