I was very intrigued by the title, but I have to say the actual ficlet was very stereotypical – sort of like a scene from a book or a movie. I think you could have maybe made this more appealing if you added a certain twist to it. (of course, I am just reading this as a single ficlet; I haven’t read the prequels, so I may be wrong)
I do like how the teacher already knows the girl’s name already…lol. And the beginning caught my attention.
Freedom
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