For years it had seemed that James' life had been constantly going down hill, he used to have a good life, a good job, a beautiful woman who he was in love with, but one bad decision changed all that. James had always had commitment issues, he found it hard to fully devote himself to one person out of fear that things may not work out, of course, in his head he knew this was a stupid mentality, if he thought like this for the rest of his life, he would end up alone, but it was not something he could fix and was something that always made him feel uneasy around the person he was with. James knew that this would cause him problems at some point and when it eventually happened, he only had himself to blame. James' girlfriend at the time had started to become more and more agitated about this side of James, James knew this was the reason for their constant arguments, but in his head he was never in the wrong.
After weeks of what felt like a very shaky relationship and one big argument, James finally made the decision that things was just not going to work, he left and did not return. James spent most of his days after that regretting what had happened, but because of his pride he never went back or tried to fix things, in honesty he did not know whether she was the person he was supposed to be with, but he was frustrated that he threw the chance to find out, just because of his personal shortcomings. A few years later, although James did not make any more contact with his ex, he did find out she had a daughter, he always thought if it was his, she would have told him, but the thought lingered at the back of his mind, a part of him knew it was his, maybe it was just the timing or just a gut feeling, but James knew he had a daughter that he knew nothing about.
Because of this happening, it affected James more than he would have liked, he didn't date again and he had even lost a number of his past jobs due to his lack of concentration, he tried to tell himself that nothing can be done now, but still it does not improve the situation he is in. James wanted to have one last attempt at a fresh start, he was determined to try and forget the past and finally get on with his life, he recently got a new job at the local high school, James wasn't always a teacher, but it was something he enjoyed doing, for now at least and this time, he was going to give it his all. James arrived at the school early and arrived to the class, obviously, he would not be teaching his new students everything, but he would be their main teacher, so he wanted to make sure to get to know them all and try to help them the best he could. James wrote his name on the blackboard behind him and as he was waiting for all the students to arrive he started looking over the register, one name stuck out, his only thoughts were. "It can't be." Although he did not know her face, James was sure his daughter was in this class.
After weeks of what felt like a very shaky relationship and one big argument, James finally made the decision that things was just not going to work, he left and did not return. James spent most of his days after that regretting what had happened, but because of his pride he never went back or tried to fix things, in honesty he did not know whether she was the person he was supposed to be with, but he was frustrated that he threw the chance to find out, just because of his personal shortcomings. A few years later, although James did not make any more contact with his ex, he did find out she had a daughter, he always thought if it was his, she would have told him, but the thought lingered at the back of his mind, a part of him knew it was his, maybe it was just the timing or just a gut feeling, but James knew he had a daughter that he knew nothing about.
Because of this happening, it affected James more than he would have liked, he didn't date again and he had even lost a number of his past jobs due to his lack of concentration, he tried to tell himself that nothing can be done now, but still it does not improve the situation he is in. James wanted to have one last attempt at a fresh start, he was determined to try and forget the past and finally get on with his life, he recently got a new job at the local high school, James wasn't always a teacher, but it was something he enjoyed doing, for now at least and this time, he was going to give it his all. James arrived at the school early and arrived to the class, obviously, he would not be teaching his new students everything, but he would be their main teacher, so he wanted to make sure to get to know them all and try to help them the best he could. James wrote his name on the blackboard behind him and as he was waiting for all the students to arrive he started looking over the register, one name stuck out, his only thoughts were. "It can't be." Although he did not know her face, James was sure his daughter was in this class.