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i have one student who gets away with far too much.

because i let her.

i can't help it, though.

her name is shrutika and she looks, behaves, even talks exactly like my cousin sakina. i look at her and see sakina. i am reminded of her constantly- painfully so at times. other times, i just stare at her and drink in the resemblance.

what to do? i can't bottle shrutika up and take her home with me. but part of me wants to.