"Alright, students. Gather your things and get into line." The teacher blew his whistle so loudly and clapped his hands in the most annoying way that got the students frowning so hard about it. "I see no need for him to be here," Sammie mumbled while Josh chuckled. "Don't blame the bachelor. He is excited to go to the city so what do you expect?" He answered on the teacher's behalf. Even though the teacher had instructed and shouted at the top of his lungs that the students should get in, no one entered the bus because it wasn't time for departure yet and some of the paid students were yet to come. Sammie who was looking around aimlessly suddenly caught sight of someone coming and her eyes widened. Her mouth opened wide. "What's wrong with you? Why are you...?" Ashley was forced to stop talking when Sammie kept hitting her hard and forced her head in the opposite direction. Ashley choked on the water that she was drinking and was trying hard to stay on Earth rather than have a

The next day, the teachers organized a trip for the students to check out the diverse artworks and even to go to the museum. While everyone was excited, Ashley was the opposite. She kept staring at Alex as if she was monitoring him. She didn't have the time yet to speak with him...maybe because he was intentionally avoiding her so she would not be able to say THANK YOU. This was not the first time he was gonna do that to her. "Alright, students. You should have your things ready and by that, I mean your phones and cameras because we are going to take some lovely pictures." Miss Hera announced. She then went to meet Ashley with a smile and brought out her phone. "Here is your phone. It has been repaired." Ashley nodded, "Thank you, Miss Hera. " She answered. The woman turned around and left. The bus was on its way and the students were talking amongst themselves while Alex was left alone as usual. He was wearing his headphones to lessen whatever distraction was bo

The next morning, Ashley was up so she could have the chance of appreciating Alex. She was lucky to find him standing beside the pool with a cup of coffee in his hand. He was staring at the valley ahead of him and didn't bother to look at her even after she got to his side. "Good morning." She mumbled. Alex stared at his cup and shook its contents a little bit before taking a sip. Ashley didn't mind his behavior. She was getting used to it. "Thank you for yesterday." She smiled while pulling her fingers behind her. "I know that I was a bit immature by following you around. I was just curious yesterday and wanted to make sure that you are okay so..." "Stop with the lecture." Alex interrupted her. "Huh?" Ashley was taken aback by his response. He did not spare her a glance and just turned his face the other way. The best way to do this was to ignore her. "Excuse me? What do you mean by this?" She asked him for more clarification. Alex then drank the

The journey back to H City was somehow not what the students expected. The teachers were able to find out how the drinks got I'muggled in and saw that Daniel alongside his friends brought the deal in. It was so annoying and made the teachers angry so they gave them a piece of their mind. No one was laughing or talking. It was a weird atmosphere. Hera was a bit angry as well because anything could have happened under the influence of alcoholic drinks. She felt a bit irresponsible for not focusing on the students because she believed that they would be able to take care of themselves only for her to get disappointed at the slightest moment. Not to talk about students that were planning their eighteenth birthday for something like that - Ashley was a perfect example. She could not help thinking about what she did last night as she believed that she wasn't in the right state of mind. She remembered kissing Alex on the cheeks but this morning, when she woke up, she found hersel

Ashley opened her laptop feeling relieved after the day's work. She was so tired from teaching Alex and also learning on her own. Her Family was downstairs watching the news while she just excused herself to her room. Alex left her house not too long and she felt so fulfilled for helping him out because he seemed to be a little bit lost. He actually answered a few questions correctly and ask many as well which she answered correctly. Ashley made sure not to annoy him or overstep the mark however it has been one hour since he left, and hopefully he might have gotten home. "Ouch. That's enough thinking. There are more episodes to catch on Netflix." She whispered to herself and grabbed her laptop but then her phone which was by her side started ringing and she had no choice but to neglect the laptop for it. The phone call was from a strange number. She was at first hesitant to answer it because, her father being a detective, had warned her to be careful as picking up stra