you will become our token white teacher . '' it was nearly invisible except at the rim . `` i 'm trying not to think too much about you in the shower . he laughed , low in his throat . he 'd wanted her from the first moment he 'd met her . now , get out of the tub . '' without my collar to steady him , he falls most of the way into his cab . other times , like today , their arrival was more dramatic . `` she 's literally the opposite of me . '' 