Chapter 202

Lily POV

“Sir?”

I enunciated staring at him.

“I mean,” he cleared his throat quickly. “I’d like to see you excel, because I heard you’re a good student and I know if you apply yourself properly to your studies, you’d do much more than you are doing now.”

“Oh!” I nodded, “Thank you Professor. I won’t fail you; I promise.”

Without another word, he gathered the rest of his materials and walked out of the classroom, leaving me standing there wondering if I'd imagined the entire awkward moment.

By 2 PM, I was standing outside his office door, my notebook and textbooks clutched against my chest. I knocked tentatively, uncertain whether our strange interaction after class had changed anything about our tutoring arrangement.

"Come in," came his voice from within.

I opened the door to find Professor Morrison on the phone. He was practically whispering into the phone to whomever was on the other side. He looked up briefly and held up one finger, indicating I should wait, while pointing toward