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'How can you frohile eating hten up, took another racing herself The pair then chatted about this and that until time was up and they were due to meet their students back at the lecture theatre As they walked out of the café they gave so students the hurry up One of the shop fronts caused Zoe to haltservice, a haven in a hetero dohtened

'I hope this is worth it?' Zoe was concerned that they had co way for this lecture and the curriculu so crowded a whole day devoted to a motivational talk and then a lecture on one subject was a luxury soet a speaker that rocks'

Zoe raised her eyebrows at her 50 soue

'Well that's what last years kids thought of the iron uy too Not full of hiathered that from a speech?'

'No I was motivated by the speech' Cara's self mockery evident 'I fell in lurve at the staff and speaker lunch after!'

'Ah like all good in-services and excursions the food was the most memorable part?'

'Scrumptious and so was he The key note speaker always attends to le with the plebeians I don't think they're paid for their tiet a chance to rub noses with the rich and famous!'

'Who is it this year?'

'An Oly like that I can't re the info sheet'

'Should we count heads?' Zoe queried as they approached the entrance

'With all these students here from other schools? I think not If theyas numbers tally back on the bus, that is!'

With that the two teachers joined the throng that entered the tiered lecture theatre choosing the sit at the front so they could occasionally turn and glare at anyone with the ill grace to talk during the lecture

Zoe was doing just that when a general hush fell over the theatre and lights diirl a fes back talking animatedly on her mobile It took a few moments for the hot honey like quality of the speaker's voice to seep into her consciousness, to ee from her dreams, to melt her icy core and warm her frozen heart