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A Person

My Professor

The man with glasses “No true crime stories draw more attention than

those about murderers, especially the ones about serial killers.
This person is a very hardworking and humble And no serial killer stories are more sought after than those of the
man. He is dependable and highly intellectual rarest kind of murder: the female serial killer.” The documentary
too. Despite all physical odds, he never gave up abruptly ends.
on sports until he grew up to be an adult. Soon, “Now students, it is a fact that women commit murder, especially
with time and family responsibilities, doing serial murder, much less frequently than men. To this day, there have
table work for years slowly made him lose his only been a handful of female serial killers throughout history,”
athleticism. Known for his honesty and will conveyed Professor Francine. The bell then rings indicating that the
power, big obstacles have failed to break his class is over.
hard working attitude and spirit. Even as time Professor Francine Hughes is one of the most well-known
changed him through thick and thin, for me he criminologists in Nepal. After working with the law enforcement for
is still the same in and out. He is none other 28 years, she quit her job as a criminologist and was hired to work as
than my father, my dad. a professor here in Tribhuvan University. Not much is known about
At 5’3”, he weighs about 63 kg which is not her private life. But everyone knows that she was the wife of the late
much for his age yet he has been striving congressman, Adam Sapkota, who suddenly died from a stroke.
Professor Francine is undeniably a stunning woman who radiated
towards losing some more weight. It seems to
have worked effectively and quite immediately. pure elegance. Her exquisite beauty never failed to leave people in
awe. She is a slim, tall woman with soft feminine curves. With her tall
Well, I think the results look quite stature, sharp facial features and ruby red hair, some might even
extraordinary. If ever you encounter him, you mistake her for a supermodel. However, the most intriguing thing
will find him to be extremely soft spoken and about her is her scarf. No matter how hot it is, she wears a scarf
lenient yet he can be a great influencer with his around her neck all the time. Professor Francine is a mysterious
good oratory skills and confidence that reflect woman. She is very reserved and it is impossible to tell what she is
no pride. As the chief executive, you might see thinking about. She manages to keep a poker face throughout the
him mostly in formals heading in the most day. Maybe she is just highly insensitive or is it the result of working
dignified manner to his destination, The Nabil as a criminologist for so long? Nobody knows. Apart from teaching,
Bank! Besides being dedicated towards his goal she spends a lot of time in the lab. She enjoys experimenting and
he is also a family man who manages to give working with chemicals. She even mentioned developing her own
time to his family. Normally, a busy guy yet brand of poison. “It’s a slow acting poison with no discernible taste,
during free time or holidays, makes it a point to and its effects can be mistaken for a stroke.” I recalled what she had
said.
take us on vacations and also enjoys to the Right after the class ended, I hurried to the lab to clear some doubts
fullest. Well, he has been wearing glasses since on my assignment. As I slid open the door, I got the whiff of a lovely,
the 7th grade as he used to study a lot and even dewy and somewhat familiar scent. I turn around to find our gorgeous
to this day, the glasses look pretty cool on him. I Professor Francine sitting right across from me, with a test tube in her
still remember his narration of his school days hand. She greeted me with a warm smile, which I happily returned.
when he was in grade 7. Always a bright and But my smile faltered as my eyes fixed onto her neck. At that
brilliant child, he used to sit at the back of the moment, I understood why she wore a scarf all the time. Underneath
class and get correct answers to all the math the scarf, lies a huge bruise. It looked like someone had attempted to
problems put on the board. The interesting part strangle her. Professor Francine caught me looking at her bruise and
was that he had blurry vision and could hardly laughed. “What? You’ve never seen a bruise before?” she exclaimed.
see what was on the board. Still, guessing and “Who could possibly do this to you?” I asked deadpan. That is when it
hit me. “Professor Francine! Bruise! Her husband! Her poison! Stroke!
carefully copying all the wrong equations from
the blackboard, he would write his answers. To ” The same words started ringing in my head as I tried to piece the
puzzle together.“You killed hi-him,” I stuttered. “He was an abusive
everyone’s surprise, his answers would all be piece of crap. Of course I would kill him. There is a limit to how
correct despite copying the wrong equations.
much I can handle.” she scoffed as she rolled her eyes. “But now that
How did he do it? This is something I couldn’t you know...I must make sure you never tell it to anyone,” she said as
figure out even to this day. she forced me to open my mouth and drink the liquid in her test tube.
Only after his Math teacher suggested he go for I heard a faint shouting before I blacked out. It said “Call the
an eye-check, did his parents know of his poor ambulance! She’s having a stroke! She’s passing out!”
vision.Turns out he needed powerful pair of -Anushree Kansakar
glasses that made him look amazing back in
school, now and ever.
Shuvam Bajra Shakya
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