Three hours later, Avelyn dismissed her last class and quickly gathered all of her stuff before strode fast towards where she left her boyfriend.When she got there, the lobby was packed with students. The girls, especially the upperclassmen, were unsubtly staring and trying to catch Gale's attention, but as he promised, Gale was too focused on studying with his earphones on. He didn't even notice when Avelyn got into the side of the table he was sitting at.She touched his shoulder softly. She was very aware of the surprised looks from her students. It seems that seeing a teacher with their partner was not something so common, especially if the partner was as handsome as Gale.Gale looked up and immediately beamed at the sight of her. "You're done?""Mm-hmm, it's been three hours since I left you, dummy."Gale's eyes widened. "I didn't realize!""Of course you didn't," Avelyn smiled understandingly at Gale. "Enough with studying, and let's

"You're coming to Golden for Christmas? Really?" Ava asked."Yes, I always spend Christmas in Golden with the rest of my family.""I can't wait to see you!" Gale didn't respond and his face seemed like contemplating something. "Gale?""Do you want to meet my family?" He asked carefully.Ava was taken aback. She stayed silent as she stared dumbly at his face on her phone screen."I–""If it feels too much, you don't have to. I'm not forcing you to do anything you don't like." He said while grimacing.Ava licked her lips. Her mouth suddenly felt dry. "I want to, but...""You're not ready," Gale finished the sentence for her.Ava nodded nervously. "I don't want to rush anything. And we have a lot of time. I want to know you better before I meet the rest of your family. I want to impress them and to achieve that, I need more time to prepare. I hope you understand."The disappointment was evident on his face but

Winter break came unsurprisingly fast. Since Ava knew Gale and became his girlfriend, she felt like time was flowing unbelievably fast but very pleasant.She spent Thanksgiving in Toronto together with Gale's family. Unfortunately, Ben, Gale's cousin who lives in Golden, couldn't make it.When Ava finally met Gale's family, Ben wasn't there. So up until now, she hasn't got the chance to meet him, and she made everyone in Gale's family promise her not to tell anything to Ben. She wants to see his raw reaction. From what she heard, Ben always teased Gale, and she was looking forward to seeing Ben reacting to Gale's "secret girlfriend". She was so ready to meet Ben, but then Gale informed her that Ben got hospitalized due to typhus. Gale promised her that once Ben recovered, he'll introduce her to him. But looking at Ben's condition, Gale thought that it was impossible to introduce her anytime soon.Ava was in a car with Gale. They decided to spend their last day o

Ava was sitting inside her dad's hospital room when Josh suddenly came. She was glad that her mom and Denise were not at the hospital."Josh!" She whispered and approached Josh at the door."Let's talk outside," he said.It's been three days since her dad got hospitalized, and it's been three days since she last heard from Gale. She was on edge - she cried every time she got to be alone. Her family thought that she was still concerned about her dad, but that wasn't all. Mostly, her concerns were directed at Gale and his family. She visited Ben's house, but no one was home – she was lost and scared. She doesn't know what else to do to get any information about Gale and his family. Josh was the only hope, and she knows that he has been trying his hardest to get something.When they finally reached the parking lot, Josh started pacing."Josh?" Ava said anxiously.Josh comes to a halt and stares at her. "You do know that there are

Ava stares at the floor of her bathroom. Her trembling hands were holding three sticks – each has two red stripes on it.She was pregnant.Her mind was blank.She had decided to leave Gale. She doesn't want to hurt the woman from the hospital. In her mind, if Gale wants her, he'd come back. But it's been two weeks since she saw him at the hospital. The last thing she heard, he had already woken up from his coma a week ago. But there was no phone call. He doesn't want her anymore.She was ready. Somehow, she knew that this would happen.Their last night together, Gale had been different. Secretive. Maybe what he hid from her was the fact that he has someone else. He was unfaithful to her. Or maybe, he was unfaithful to the other woman with her.She swallowed. The lump in her throat was so big; she felt like she couldn't breathe.What will she do now?She couldn't possibly take care of a baby all by herself.