here’s mine. basically, i have a teacher i have a really good bond with. we email each other somewhat regularly and it’s nice and sweet. i told her i wanted to tell her something one friday and she responded saying i could. she didn’t turn up to school that friday. in my fits of happiness, as i was reluctant to tell her, i sent her an email saying i was glad that she wasn’t there. she never responded. no biggie, she was probably ill. i didn’t think about it until the tuesday after my half term break, when she taught me. normally after these lessons i’d have a chat with her. we had some basic conversation and then she told me… someone had died in her family that friday. the one where i said i was happy she wasn’t there. leaving me lost for words. i didn’t know what to do. i just kind of froze and stared at her. the whole night i was nervous laughing at myself thinking about the whole situation. i emailed her saying i was sorry just in the sheer awkwardness of it all. she replied saying it was fine and i wasn’t to know but i really don’t think i can ever recover from this or look her in the eye again. i feel so awful.