❛𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐈 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐎𝐒!❜
⸻ in which Rory Hargrove is obsessed to uncover
the truth behind Barbara Holland's disappearance, while
facing her brother's enemy and buried se...
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THE SCHOOL BELL WENT OFF, allowing her to finally put her books in the backpack. The sky outside was beginning to turn orange, and the smell of a late autumn afternoon wafted in through the open window to freshen the sweat-soaked room.
The students, who had seemed tired until a few minutes ago, left the room with unbridled enthusiasm.
She got up from the chair that was making her butt numb and prepared to walk towards the door. But first, the teacher stopped her, but not just her.
"Steve! Can you come in here, honey?" She also called out to the short, sweet-voiced social studies teacher who apparently loved the popular boy. "Since you're the class representative and you know the school well, could you please show the new students around?"
Steve, who was putting on his coat to go out with his rich and annoying friends, stopped at the teacher's side, uninterested in the conversation.
"It's a small school, they'll manage fine."
"Yes, Harrington, the school isn't very big, but since you're not willing to do that little bit of community service that your classmates would be grateful for, I can ask another sympathetic classmate to do it-"
"Don't worry, Mrs. Tophill, I have a sense of direction, thank you," interrupted Aurora, realizing that Steve was politely shirking the task. But she was in no position to be a burden to anyone.
"No problem, I'll show them the school." Harrington said and turned to the Hargroves. "Follow me."
Why does he always have to contradict me? she thought. Well, they hadn't exchanged many words since the incident earlier in the day, but it was enough to sense a pattern.
All that time, Billy was leaning against the doorframe looking at Steve with a cynical smile. Rory turned to his brother and growled in a low voice. "If you're thinking of doing something stupid, forget it." Billy didn't even flinch at the authority he was already used to. The Hargrove siblings followed Harrington, who introduced them to the facilities in more detail. He started with the canteen, then moved on to the library and study rooms, and finished in the gym.
"This is the gym, where we have PE classes, events, and ceremonies. It's also where we hold basketball championships. You can access the changing rooms through that door behind the stands." Steve finally explained, pointing to the back of the empty hall.
