Chapter 13

Gerard was having one of the worst moments of his life. About an hour into the lecture, he had managed to make many errors. Jumbling his sentences and getting the facts wrong provided mild entertainment for his students. Some laughing, some in awe. 

The previous night, his efforts in trying to track down the owner of that foul scent resulted in a big fat failure. Whoever he missed was way too fast. Complicating matters the most was the appearance of the principal who had managed to inadvertently stall him. The whole thing annoyed and frustrated him to the point that he had given up on the chase and gone back home. And even upon that, he still didn't get a good night sleep.

"Sir?" One of his student,a lanky teen with large eyeglasses, raised a hand.

Gerard shook his head and blinked back to reality. Only then did he realise that in replaying the previous night's incident, he was in a semi-trance.

"Right, Trevor." He nodded to the student. "What is your question