Chapter 6 : I will do better

Bryan's POV.

I left the hall and made my way to Mrs Albert's office, “knock knock” I waited for a reply.

“Come in,” I heard her fragile voice which made my heart jump in excitement.

I twisted the door knob and went inside, and I saw her packing books like she was ending out for a lecture, and I felt disappointed.

“Mrs Albert, good afternoon,” I said, and she checked her wristwatch.

“It's just 11:45 Mr. Lopez, it's still morning,” she said and smiled, ‘oh my gosh, she looks so cute with that smile' I screamed in my head.

“My bad,” I shyly said. “It's okay, I was just joking,” she said, and I nodded.

“I know right,” I said.

“I know you are here for the counseling, but I'm sorry, I need to go to class now, I have lectures to deliver, so let's make it after lunch,” she said.

“I thought as much, I also have classes to attend, so after lunch is great,” I said with excitement.

“Okay, we have a deal,” she said and packed her lecturing materials, “let me help you, ma'am,” I said.

“No, you don't have to,” she said, and I knew she was going to decline, but I wasn't going to back down.

“Let me help, it's heavy, and the other materials might damage the laptop,”  I said, pointing to the laptop she was putting pressure on.

“Okay, since you insisted,” she said, and handed them over, her delegate fingers brushed through mine, and that sent some chills down my spine.

I stared at her for a while, but immediately looked away when she was about to notice, she had so much effect on me.

We walked sideways through the hallway, and the silence was awkward, and I wanted to say something to change the atmosphere between us.

“Mr. Lopez, make sure to concentrate in class today,” she said out of the blue, I guess she wanted to change the atmosphere as well.

“Of course, I will do better,” I said, and she nodded.

Not too long after we got to the class she wanted to lecture, “you can bring it now, I will take it from here,” she said.

“I will take it inside for you, ma'am,” I said, but she declined.

“You don't have to, you don't want to be late to class, so bring it and I will take care of it,” she said dismissively, and I nodded.

“Okay,” I said and handed it over to her. But I stood at the entrance and watched her retreating till she walked to the podium, but she turned around after placing her laptop down, and waved at me.

“Bye,” she said lightly,  I could only read her beautiful and inviting lips to understand,  and nodded.

I left the hall and went to my lecture hall, and I walked in together with the lecturer, I hurriedly went to my seat, and brought out the hardcover, and the lecture began shortly after the projector had been set.

And throughout the lecture, I felt a peace that I hadn't experienced in a while, and I looked behind, but I didn't see Ivy in class. I knew it was weird not seeing her in class, but I didn't care as long as I could earn my peace, it was worth it.

After some time, we waited for the next course lecturer, but it was later canceled, and then I decided to leave the lecture hall since we had no class to take for the day.

I left the lecture hall and went to my favorite spot. I wanted to buy time before lunchtime, and sat under the tree, facing the window of a random lecture hall, but it turned out that Mrs Albert or should I say my Giselle was giving a lecture in the same hall.

Then I was able to watch her lecture and wait for her at the same time.

I looked in her direction with full concentration even though I couldn't hear a single word she was saying. 

I looked at the way her lips moved, with the cherry lipstick she was wearing. I really wanted to taste that, and my heart started racing faster than usual.

“This woman will be the end of me,” I mumbled to myself smiling like an idiot, and while I was consumed by my thoughts I did not notice that I was already caught by her, and when I realized that it was too late.

I cast a questioning gaze, and I couldn't explain myself from afar so I decided to let her finish the lecture, and I will be able to explain myself.

I left the spot and went to stay at the entrance of the lecture hall, waiting for her to finish her lecture.

After some time, the lecture ended, and the students left the hall, but she was still inside, then I got curious and entered the lecture hall.

I got into the lecture hall and I saw her struggling with her lecturing materials, she was organizing her lecturing materials, and she was stressed out.

“Let me help you out,” I said, and she looked up, with her eyes meeting my gaze.

“It's okay, I got this,” she said and continued struggling with it.

“No, you don't,” I said and collected it from her.

I organized it and packed it for her. I heard her sigh heavily, “you must be so tired,” I said, and “I'm fine,” she said, and smiled faintly.

The smile was so weak, I could tell how tired she was by the smile, and that made my heart feel tied up, and I felt sad, seeing her working so hard.

“Let's go,” she said, and we walked towards her office.

We didn't say anything till we almost got to her office, and I didn't want to stress her, because she looked stressed already.

We got to her office, and she opened the door, I went inside after her, placed the materials on her desk, and turned to her.

“Mrs. Albert ___” I wanted to talk, but I paused when I saw the position she was in.

Wtf how can a human be this…..