Lily POV
I looked up to see the boy from the morning – Jason, approaching my table,
When he came closer, he had a quiet smile on his face. "Hi, it's me again—the idiot who ran into you. I was in such a hurry to leave that I forgot to give you your wallet. You left it at the scene this morning.”
Immediately, I turned to my bag on the table, and started fumbling through i
Lily POVI looked up to see the boy from the morning – Jason, approaching my table, When he came closer, he had a quiet smile on his face. "Hi, it's me again—the idiot who ran into you. I was in such a hurry to leave that I forgot to give you your wallet. You left it at the scene this morning.”Immediately, I turned to my bag on the table, and started fumbling through i
Lily POVThe boy was right after all. The history lecturer was Professor Nathan – Professor Nathan Morrison.I could feel Professor Nathan’s attention turn towards the boy as he mentioned his name. When I glanced at him, he looked amused.
Lily POVI bowed my head slightly, feeling the heat of embarrassment creep up my neck as I met his steady gaze. "I’m truly sorry, sir" I whispered, my voice barely audible. “It was not my intention.”“Not your intention?” he scoffed. “Do you know since I told you about the private tutoring, once it’s 1:30 pm, my consciousness automatically reminds me that we’re meeting in thirty minutes. Then I put a stop to everything I was supposed to do that would take more than thirty minutes.”
Lily POVMy heart sank. Retired? But I had just spoken with her a few weeks ago. Around that time, I and Kai were having issues with the girl he rescued. Unless... unless that conversation had taken place longer ago than I remembered. The past week had been such a blur of trauma and recovery that my sense of time might be completely off."No, thank you," I said, forcing a polite smile. "I was just hoping to continue a conversation we'd started."
Lily POVThe collision was inevitable. He backed straight into me with enough force to send me stumbling, my bag flying off my shoulder and its contents scattering across the wet pavement. Books, notebooks, pens, and loose papers spread in a wide arc around us, some of them landing in puddles that immediately began soaking through the paper."Oh my God!" the young man exclaimed, spinning around immediately. "I am so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going—here, let me help you!"He dropped to his knees without regard for his own clothes, frantically gathering my scattered belongings. His friend, a shorter boy with dark hair and glasses, joined him in the rescue effort, both of them chattering apologies as they worked."I'm such an idiot," the tall boy continued, carefully shaking water off my Contemporary Political Theory textbook. "My mom is always telling me I need to pay more attention to my surroundings. She's going to have a field day when I tell her about this.""It's fine,"
Lily POVThe moment the front door slammed behind Luna Helen, Emma came rushing into the office, her face pale with terror and her hands visibly shaking. Behind her, I could see Mrs. Patterson and Anna hovering in the hallway, their expressions equally fearful."Miss Lily," Emma whispered, her voice trembling. "Are we... are we going to lose our jobs? What did Luna Helen say?"I sighed deeply, feeling the weight of everyone's anxiety pressing down on me. The last thing I wanted was for these kind people to suffer consequences for my poor decisions."Everything is fine," I said, forcing reassurance into my voice. "Luna Helen was here about something else entirely. Nothing to do with any of you."Emma searched my face, clearly wanting to believe me but still terrified. "You're sure? She looked so angry when she arrived.""I'm sure," I lied smoothly. "She was just... concerned about my academic progress. Pack politics, nothing more."The relief that washed over Emma's features was almost