The bell rang and in an instant a room full of hardworking students had disappeared into thin air. It had been a long day with no time for lunch, but thankfully it was a Friday, the last Friday of what had been the longest term I could remember. “Thank fuck that one is over and one with” I thought, packing up the equipment around the room. I looked over to my desk and saw a stack of exam papers that needed marking and grading during my week off. Great, there goes the 2 days I thought as I picked them up and dumped them in my bag. I got to my car, unlocked it and put my stuff in the boot. I took my jacket off and left that in the boot too – it was a sunny day, so why not I thought to myself. I started up the car, put the windows down and drove home. I live a few towns away, so I’m close enough to school that it was a quick commute, but far enough away that I wouldn’t bump into any students or parents when I was out running errands or at the pub with friends. I pulled up in the car park and went into the shop and bought my classic Friday night “I’m Single Dinner for 1” – a microwave burger, some fries and a chocolate bar. I looked at the beer and was tempted, but went for a 4 pack of energy drinks instead. I thought I’d have a gaming session tonight and crack on with the marking tomorrow. When I got to the checkout I put my shopping on the belt and started looking through my phone, walking down the belt and not paying attention to the world. I noticed the person in front had walked off with their shopping, so I walked past the till worker without a glance and asked for a bag.