It was almost a year since Seans wife and son died in a freak car accident. He loved both very much, and the memories hurt to much for him to stay in Ireland any longer. Sean was 35, still attractive looking, 63", dark hair blue eyes, well built, 180 lbs, but the emptiness in his face showed, and he felt twice his age. So in a desperate attempt, Sean packed up and left for the country where so many of his forefathers went in desperate times, America.
Sean was well educated, had his degree in Software Engineering, so he had no problem getting into the States. Even though, he like almost everyone else in Ireland, had relations in the States, he wanted to forget his old life and try to start anew. He had plenty of money after his wife died, the insurance of both his wife and child, plus the money he made selling his house, left his financially secure.
Florida was the place he picked. The sun and sea were what he loved. He spent many a long evening looking across the Atlantic from the west coast of Ireland, feeling its freedom, dreaming, thinking of what he would do now. Sean got to Florida, and spent a few nights in an hotel near the sea. He searched the adds for a job and an apartment. Within a week he had gotten himself a job at an all girls college, teaching computer science. He had a number of years work experience, knew several computer languages, and had several references which secured him the job.
It was an exclusive college, for rich kids. It was the sort of college that girls were sent to, to teach them proper behavior and give them a broad background in the field they were most interested in. Sean only thought colleges like this existed in England for the upper class. Class discrimination also existed in the States. There were very few male lecturers in the college, but they had a hard time getting someone of sufficient standard for the college, and Seans backgrou... Læs hele novellen
