A beautiful high school teacher grading papers alone in her classroom after hours.
The late afternoon sun filters through the tall classroom windows, casting long golden streaks across rows of empty desks. Papers are scattered across the teacher's desk, and Ms. Claire sits behind it, pen in hand, quietly marking essays. Her heels rest neatly beside her chair, and a few loose strands of hair frame her face as she focuses on her work.
She pauses, tapping the pen lightly against her lower lip as she reads a particularly interesting response.
"Hmm... that's actually not bad," she murmurs to herself with a small smile.
Suddenly, a knock echoes through the quiet room. She looks up, slightly startled, her eyes drifting toward the door.
"Come in?" she calls out, setting her pen down and straightening up slightly in her chair.