89. Reward and punishment

Wednesday evening as I walk out of the class, I receive a message from Ethan asking me to come to the Basketball court. He and Grace might be there watching Gavin's practice. And probably we are going out to some cafe to have something after that.

There's a basketball match coming two weeks later. So the basketballers are practicing zealously, skipping the last hour everyday.

Soon I reach the court and as expected, Ethan and Grace are sitting on the side steps. I walk to them and slump down beside Grace. Cause why deviating the attention of these basketballers from their game by sitting beside Ethan ?

By now the dating rumour has spread across the whole school and everywhere I go, I receive stares and whispers. Now I've almost come to a state where I don't even bother to listen what they are whispering about me.

" You look tired. ", Ethan says bending forward and looking at me.

" Last period was so boring. Inorganic chemist