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of my nose, so I smiled before stretching out both my arms. I w

you," he greeted me sweetl

pily, wrapping my arms around his neck. I

" he asked seriously,

sweetly. He smelled fresh, cl

repared breakfast a

led the blanket over my h

akfast, Chrisian?" he teased, which mad

d, getting out of bed. I stretched before

r you'll be late for class," I heard him say. I nodded, even though he coul

y nervous. I didn't want to go with him, afraid that he might find out what they were doing to me at school. Baba would get angry, and

didn't get out immediately, as I was scared. There were st

ucted him. It was annoying because t

ents greeted him, which made him look the

old Baba again, noticin

na?" he asked seriously, and I quickly shook my

, glancing around to see if any

ave to carry you all the way to

ur time, baby!" h

head, even just a little

g by or parking their cars yet. I kept my head down while walking because Professor Lin was right in front of me. I w

the air, and it made me smile-I was i

bottle had been thrown and fallen right in front of me

Professor Lin angrily as

TO ADMIT IT!" he

Ella apologized. She was t

?!" he deman

ondragon partners at this university," she an

ally just let them be because it's embarrassing-they're pa

amily, right? Your family is not irreplaceable to us. You

ing!" he ye

ut to get the attention

e I will have you all expelled from this school. And I'll make sure no other school will ever accep

usly before walking away. I just

ly as she bumped into me while walking past. I exhaled and hun

lked and ran because I was really in a hurry after what happened. If only Baba had l

Alex and Jon. Our professor, Mrs. Thomas, was another problem

late, Reyes?"

t happen again," I replied

d me questions, but thankfully, I could answer them since she taugh

r both be plural. A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject

he board. Also, circle the subject and the verb so your classmates can understand," she o

xample?" she a

e," I said briefly and w

and walked is a verb," I added, circling "walked.

I smiled, though I knew her pra

you late again?

catch a ride

chimed in, making me look at he

gain, wasn't i

m, focusing back on Mrs. Th

him. These two never really focused on their studi

I asked,

for our next professor,"

olded him. His name sounded so mascul

her's footsteps, and now he wanted to be dean too. He was only substituting because our professor had gone to Canada for a master's degree, and sin

w motion. He was serious. This was the professor Jon and Alexa had

we all looked up at him. He was wearing glasse

elf to all of you," h

He paused and scratched his eyebrow. "I think it's been almost five years now, even before I got married," he cont

y at Harvard University, and at the same time, I was also an

ou a question?" Jon rai

er De," Frank

dded, which made Jo

" Jon said as he sat back down, ma

g yourself," Alexa whispered to Jon, but he

" Jon whispered to me exci

ank called on Alexa, mak

pering to your sea

ogized and glanced at J

didn't know was how the students acted at school and the fact that the driver didn't drop me off at the

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