Ensen woke up  and restless.He did not get much sleep last  due to the  decision   ahead of him.But,  did  to  some  on a .


    offer from the  was actually  beneficial to him.It  seemed like the   wanted to    and move on, not arguing  over the specifics.Ensen  once an  was arranged.


    Ensen   could definitely manage to  a  price for him, but that would  a few . Although


    Ensen decided to  to the .He  in  for little while longer, thinking over his  to   wasn''t  a  mistake.mistakes were definitely unavoidable in his  to founding a renowned private Academy,  could  try his hardest to minimize them as much as possible.


    Satisfied with his  and ,   onto on the  and gripped his  that was  on his   nightstand.more  than usual,    the confirmation message to the ,  to  the  specific aspects in-person.


    After sending the message, He  to leisurely   for himself, just in  the  would  to  him later today.


    Surprisingly, there  a    had  one.Quickly  the ,   in . The Looking at the  of the ,   her   Jennifer Moore.


    Quickly replying with a ,   his  and   miscellaneous tasks around his .


    chores, he  the  on his .Noticing it was  3 pm,    would  his  for the .review the  in  for later instead.hour  was confident that  firmly  the  about both the  of  and their  and deal.


    Deciding to clean himself up a little bit before  ,   the  and promptly began .Ensen ''t grow facial hair by any measure, but  did  a faint  o''clock  that  be  if grown out long enough.problem , it didn''t fit his  and facial structure well.


    Finished ,   some after-shave on the   before  his  and walking out the .After  down the elevator, he  arrived in his .After comfortably resting on the ''s    to  to the local restaurant a bit early like usual.


    After around 20 ,  pulled into the parking lot of the .were about 15   until their  on meeting time arrived.Deciding to go inside early and  at the ,  exited and  the  before walking over towards the .


    thing  noticed when approaching the front entrance  that the  was unexpectedly pretty small.


    entire front wall of the  where large panes of ,  a  view to the .Ensen  and walked inside.


    To the


    were quite a  stools lined up against the .were a    at the , the  was relatively empty at the .It would most likely increase in  soon though  about to  to 5 pm.


    right side of the   smooth black mahogany tables with four matching white cushioned chairs.


    center  a small  to check-in. Behind the Ensen walked up to the  with confident steps.


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    here for the  under Moore,"Ensen said .trying  himself in the right mindset for the upcoming conversation.


    asking for a , the   a nearby hefty book, seemingly checking through the .finding their , she grasped a nearby pen and  a checkmark next to it before  two  from a  of  .


    hostess  in a  and gentle tone.Ensen was  led to a  .table was  , it was at the front of the  and  a  view of the .


    hostess softly put down the menus on opposite sides of the  before  to  that a  will  with him soon.counter to    the .chair  towards the front wall,  patiently waited while  to  the  to  out his .


    Deciding to  the ,   the  few  absent-mindedly browsing until a  around 19 years old  him  the ''s .brown hair  in a bun, and she  a  in one  and a little notebook in the .


    table, she  said "Hello, '' Amanda and ''ll  your waitress today.like  ?


    thank you, ''m  for somebody right now,"Ensen  in a  voice.


    nod of understanding, Amanda  to  in on one of her other tables.minutes, she  with a  of  with many ice cubes in it.


    light  hair walked into the .approaching the check-in counter, she quickly asked a question and  her  over to ''s .


    Seeing the  ,  found her slightly familiar.he did not know where   her from.posture,    a relaxed face on to seem more confident.seconds, the middle-aged woman  a cream-colored cable-knit sweater and black jeans  the  and greeted .


    be , right?meet you.  said courteously, slowly sitting down as  was .


    Ensen  in-kind,  to come up with  to talk about.


    So, ''s  Jennifer Moore.I  can''t  the  that   her from somewhere.Ensen  in deep thought.


    seemed like Jennifer  him as well, as she was  at  in .


    curiosity  her , Jennifer :know you somewhere by any ?"


    recognizes me , it couldn''t have been  long since we met then.Ensen reasoned with himself.


    I''m honestly .I do have a feeling like ''ve  you before, though.I  can''t  my  . Ensen , becoming increasingly curious about the current predicament.


    table became silent for around 30  before Jennifer''s  went wide and she  out an  smile.see.were the  my   into at the .


    said that,  vividly   harshly lecturing her kid before   to  to him.amusement in his ,  .now.really wasn''t a  deal.


    glad to    then.saw   on your hands pretty hard.By the ,   a ? She , becoming increasingly curious about .


    Ensen was about to .he caught himself before   to do so.was until  recently.so"?spoke.


    "Oh I just overheard your conversation with her, and you seemed experienced.were either a  or a . Jennifer  in a joking manner.


    Ensen spoke humbly "I  taught students 16-18 actually.Just    from  of my .


    ice  between the , they  discussing random subjects to pass the time until their  came back.minutes, Amanda  with two  of .orders after  through the .Ensen   a  picked out from when  was browsing earlier, so   first.Ensen  the pan-roasted cod dish whereas Amanda  a seafood platter.


    order was taken, they  continued talking  while  for their  to .plates,  each of them in  of the corresponding person.


    said:Enjoy!"