Maya's POV Mr. Ben closed his notebook with a soft bang. He looked around the room, his gaze lingering on each individual one final time as if he was counting their faces."Alright," he said, rubbing his palms together, "that's all for today. We'll continue tomorrow, same time, same place. Don't forget to go over your notes."His eyes wandered to me, and for a moment, the scraping of chairs and backpacks seemed to recede."Maya," he said, low but commanding, "see me before you leave today."Heads swiveled my way so fast I was surprised no one got whiplash.I swallowed, forcing myself to nod. "Okay."And just like that, he simply walked out, briefcase in one hand, as nonchalant as ever.But the silence he left behind exploded the second the door shut."Oooohhhh!" somebody wailed."Maya's got a meeting with the hot teacher!""She's in trouble or in loooove," another trilled in a singsong voice.I buried my face in my hand. "Oh God.""Beware, Maya," said one of the other girls, wiggli
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