ᴍʀ. ᴀᴄᴋᴇʀᴍᴀɴ

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He squinted again at the light. “Hello...?” Not sure what possessed him to speak to the light, but it wasn’t outside the realm of possibility that there was something beyond his own plane of existence.

Just jumps briefly before looking up at the light. “I could have sworn I just changed that one...”

“Is Mae— Er Mrs. Harrington, okay?”

“H-hey, anyone seen my pen?”

“I did say we’re casting a wide net.” He mused and reached over the side of his desk and grabbed two pens from the little mesh cup near his computer, passing one to the teen. “One step at a time. So... today’s date.”

A smirk grew along the brims of his lips. “Well then that makes it easier for us. We’ll just apply to all of them. Cast a wide net, that way were bound to catch something!” And with that being said, he passed half a stack of papers towards the teen.

With a tap tap of papers on his desk he set them before the teen with a smirk. “So tell me Mr. Harrington. Which collages would you want to get into?”

“You didn’t. It was offered.” The kid’s nose must be broken, because James is no where near a person of authority.

Mr. Ackerman took a wide step backwards away from the other while throwing his hands in the air . “You misinterpret what I meant! I would never! My job is to help young people!”

“Shit. Shit. Shit! I’m the worst guidance consellour ever!”

“Even the strongest of people occasionally need someone to lean on and feel like they aren’t taking on the world all by themselves.”

He’s late for work.

“Sir? Oh no. My father was sir. Just call me Mr. Ackerman, or something variation of that.”

Not that old— But fine, he’s not pushing it. Just that he’s seen a lot of defensive kids in the past.

Cue a smirk.

“I know we can. You’ve got a good head on your shoulders. I’ll do everything in my power to help you succeed.”

“Which is it, shit or bullshit?”

“Interesting how the young man that’s smaller then me, is calling m e a little man.”