Hours had passed a little too quickly as Robert stayed behind at school, planning out the lessons for next week, grading papers and finishing up the questions for one of the classes' test. The town clock may be stuck at 8:15 but the rest of them clearly aren't, and the sun rises and sets, giving way to the moon, regardless of that fact.
He doesn't even notice he's hungry until his stomach makes an actual audible growling sound, and he checks his watch to see that it's already past ten. With a muttered self-reprimand he gathers all his papers into a pile, then shoves them into his shoulder bag and makes his way out of the building.
A quick detour to the only dining place still open at this hour, he gets himself some take-away and then heads home, intent on a quiet weekend indoors by himself. But as he steps down the street, his thoughts of warm blankets and student papers are put on hold when he recognizes the boy standing just near the building fronts, watching everyone that walks past, and with his eyes set on him, he walks up to him instead.
24th night? hope this works!
He doesn't even notice he's hungry until his stomach makes an actual audible growling sound, and he checks his watch to see that it's already past ten. With a muttered self-reprimand he gathers all his papers into a pile, then shoves them into his shoulder bag and makes his way out of the building.
A quick detour to the only dining place still open at this hour, he gets himself some take-away and then heads home, intent on a quiet weekend indoors by himself. But as he steps down the street, his thoughts of warm blankets and student papers are put on hold when he recognizes the boy standing just near the building fronts, watching everyone that walks past, and with his eyes set on him, he walks up to him instead.