<div style="text-align: justify;">Patricia smiled back at Jackson. She didn't mind that he chuckled after her comments about her childhood. She had indeed always wanted to be a teacher, so it sounded only normal that she would want to play teacher for her friends. Now that she was older, Patty was pretty sure that she had been pretty annoying to her friends back then. <br/><br/>Hearing that he had only liked one of his teachers made Patricia smile and pout right afterwards."Well, now, I feel really encouraged", she joked, shaking her head and laughing softly. "I plan on teaching the little ones, so I guess they may like me", she completed with her usual kind intonation.<br/><br/>When Jackson commented on picking her favorite flavor of muffin, Patricia nodded. "Lucky indeed", she replied, taking another bite. When he pulled out his phone, Patty nodded and took the phone, putting in her name and number. She saved it and then handed the phone back. "Let me know if you need a ride", the girl offered. Her expression and intonation made clear that she wasn't flirting with Jackson. Just like when she had offered to help him find the office they had just come from, Patty was simply trying to be helpful. She had, once again, that feeling that Jackson was lonely. Sure, it was to be expected that he would be lonely, living so far away from his home country. But something in Patty told her that he was more lonely than the usual loneliness someone would feel when moving to another country. She didn't want to prod, though, and decided she would simply be a friend and, if Jackson ever wanted to talk, she would happily listen.</div>