Chapter Seven

IT was now lunch and Ava still hasn't seen him since they said

goodbye that morning. She actually hadn't seen any of the boys. She even waited

at the end of every lesson in case Lucas came to meet her but he never did.

When Jackson came back from his chat with Lucas, he looked more or less

ok. A little sweaty but she assumed he just ran to lesson in fear of being

late. Understanding that it was none of her business, she didn't want to ask

what they talked about. But, curiosity got the better of her and she ended up

blurting out the question.

"Nothing really. Just wanted me to look after you." He whispered

casually as to not draw attention to themselves. It sounded like something

Lucas would do but she looked at his Adam's apple bob as he swallowed and how

his eyes focused on Miss Gillies presentation for once. He's

lying. She thought but didn't point it out. She had no idea why he

would lie but it must've been a secret. Ava was just concerned for Jackson as

Lucas tended to be a bit pr