HSMTMTS: The Core Four 2

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Miss Jenn's POV

I lay on my couch. I said I needed a therapist. Benjamin may not be qualified, but he sure is helpful. "I don't want to suggest that you are vicariously fighting your own battle through your students, but..."

"Oh, boy. Yeah, that hits home" I never thought of it that way. I can never think the way he does. "And how are you so wise?"

"The first time my students won a robotics award, I called my dad in tears to tell him. I'm an adult man. You're not the only one with demons to exorcise."

"I've pushed them too hard" I unhale deeply. I've been putting so much pressure on them instead of just telling them to do their best. "And I've taken up too much of your time." I sit up.

"It's not too late to fix all of that."

He's so thoughtful than when we first met. I grab his hands. "Thank you, Benjamin, truly." I pull away with a smile. "Teacher power, right?"

"Indeed."

We both bump fists. There's a feeling I have with Benjamin that I never really had with Mike. I don't know what it is.

Ricky's POV

"I love you so much that I've gotta let you go" I sing to myself in the basement. I was gonna head over with the others, but I wanted to talk to Carlos about something first, then I'm gonna go talk to Walker.

"Hey, I got your text" Carlos comes down. "The boys packed up and headed to school. What's up?"

"Um, I'm bi, Carlos. I took a quiz before Spring Break and it said I'm bi. I'm not ready to tell everyone yet, the only people who know right now are Walker and EJ. But I...I thought maybe I could find some comfort in telling someone else. And you've probably been through something like this so...I chose you."

"Well, Ricky, thank you for telling me, I feel very special. So, about your text?"

"Uh, the look on your face...when you were talking about Seb tonight...that's how I look at Walker. And how I wish he looked at me."

"I knew it!"

"Moving on. I think you and Seb have something worth fighting, bro."

His eyes widen and he crosses his arms. "Sorry, I'm adjusting to being called 'Bro.'" I let out a little chuckle. "Seb and I get so awkward when we talk about our feelings. Like, we can passionately dissect Twitter feuds between pop stars, but when it comes to talking about us...we both get a little tongue-tied."

Tounge-tied...well, maybe there's a way to say how he feels without actually saying it. "What if you didn't have to say how you were feeling?"

"What do you mean?"

"Um...can you hit a high C?"

"That's, like, the bottom of my range. Why?"

"Take a seat. Let's write a song."

"What?"

"Yeah. Let's try it. Come on. Just like a..."

"Okay."

I'm gonna help save their relationship, then I'm gonna try and pursue one with Walker.

Nini's POV

"These 2 are for the pizza shop. This one's the front of my house. This one's for my bike lock" Big Red goes through the number. Oh! I haven't seen this one in a while."

"You do have the key, right, babe?" Ashlyn asks. "Yeah, I narrowed it down to this half of the chain." He tried 2 keys and it didn't work. "I'll freeze the knob," Kaden says, but the door opens from the inside.