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I wanted to ask him so many questions but couldn’t see at h he see to save me I can still feel the warm reassurance of his touch even after he’d dropped , please, so I can stop feeling like an idiot just standing here in thelike a duck without a pond

“Are you afraid of aze but lost

“No, no, I’m not afraid of you”

“Then look atto you” I did as he asked and barely keptat hie things to h my tummy

This is not good I’m bound to make a complete ass ofet out of this? There’s no way Victoria and Becky are going to let this happen I’d been too stunned to speak up when the principal gave ned up and no one had ever asked orous vetting before they could be chosen for the job and because of who she clai with

Of course, I knew it had to have so to do with hi like that Now I have the fear of looking like a coearedin the bud before it went too far “Listen, about the tutoring thing I think there’s been some kind of mistake I can’t…”

“It’s already done, don’t worry about it Your dad has already given the okay” Myopen in surprise, and I felt like I’d fallen down one hell of a rabbit hole Before I could utter another word, he carried on “I’ll pick you up when class is over, so you don’t have to coer’s eyes with such confidence? There were no clouds in his eyes, and I bet he wasn’t suffering the same crap I was: uncertainty and a heavy dose of what the heck

“Sit down; you look like you’re about to fall” I strumbled, walked to the nearest flat surface, and plopped down just in tiave out Too much stimuli in too short a ti this one on and on about his interest in her and soer to the heart, but I dared not ask her about it

I didn’t let on while she went on and on about their future together that each as another wound, just sat there in silence while she preened and flaunted what, according to her, was a new chapter in her very blessed life; her words My only thought had been of how unjust life truly is Now I have so else to worry about, her reaction after this afternoon’s happenings

“Wait, what do you ave the okay? When did you speak to him?”

“I didn’t; h s with the Russos, it’s a known fact that anyone with an ounce of sense would sell their ownI’d ever given any thought to before, well before Gabriel came into my orbit, but I know my dad wouldn’t be any different to so many others

Knowing that the one to , and instead of dread, I now felt a slight ping of excitement I won’t lie and say there wasn’t a bit of pleasure felt at the thought of what this was going to do to Victoria and her et in good with that fa families in the community who all seem to shun her

And even though I know they were gonna both give me hell over this, I couldn’t help but feel like I’d won one “You look very i about to put that look on your face?” Oops! He’s right I feel very vindictive right at this h to read ” I looked around at our surroundings for so eyes