How To Stay Afloat (BxB)

Chapter 122: 2 suspects

It's monday morning, fourth lesson. The classroom is quite loud as we're doing group work. I'm talking to Austin, working on an assignment together.

It turns silent and I turn around, looking towards the door and spot a policeman and the principal walking in.

My teacher leaves the classroom to talk to them.

"What is that about?" Austin asks me, squinting his eyes as he looks over.

"I have no idea." I say. "Probably someone's about to get arrested. Maybe he just faked being a teacher and is actually a drug smuggler. Would explain why he always talks about his vacations in Goa." I joke.

Austin frowns. "Or they're here for one of the students and not our geography teacher who just loves going to India, not to do and smuggle drugs, but to do innocent houseboat tours like he always says."

"It's always the innocent looking guys." I say jokingly.

As long as it's not me I don't care.

My teacher walks back in while two police men stand outside the classroom. I can see my teacher turning to look at someone and then over at me. The second I realize he looked at me I can't breathe anymore. Fuck. No. They found out. I'm gonna be arrested.

"Adam, Samuel, please pack your things and come outside with me." He says. "The rest of you work on your assignments."

I can hear the whsipering that errupts throughout the classroom and the teacher tells them to stay quiet.

Adam and I. This is bad. This is really bad. Fuck.

Austin looks at me wide eyed and I mimic his expression.

"What's going on?" He asks.

I look over at Adam, trying to find some type of answer on his face, but just find him glancing in my direction, looking shocked, but at the same time determined, like he wants me to keep it together.

Fuck. My life is over. They somehow found out. It can't be anything else.

I look back at Austin. "I- I have no idea, but I got a bad feeling."

"Samuel, please hurry up." My teacher reminds me sternly.

I turn around and see that Carla is already putting my stuff in my backpack for me.

She closes it and hands it to me. She's wearing a reassuring expression while Harry just frowns at me.

"Don't worry. It's probably nothing bad." Carla assures me.

I nod. "Thanks." I grab my backpack and jacket and then stand up. I quickly lean over to Austin and kiss him. I don't care if I'm supposed to hurry up.

"I love you." I whisper and then turn around.

I glance at Harry. He looks confused and surprised, probably trying to find out what this is about. But his face tells me that he suspects that this must be about Noah. He knows something.

He's gonna hate me. He's gonna hate me and never talk to me again probably.

"I'm sorry." I say to him as I walk past him.

"For what?" He asks, wearing a dreadful expression. "Sammy? For what?"

I shake my head and walk over towards the door. I can hear everyone whisper and can feel their stares. I almost forget how to walk as I make my way over. Adam is already standing outside the classroom next to one of the policemen as I also walk out.

"What is all that about?" Adam asks.

"Both of you are being arrested." One of the two policemen says.