WHAT'S LOVE?
Alex's pen on paper. He was hunched over his notebook, his brows drawn togeth
on, something didn't add up, and he had to start over. Frustration built in his chest, but he ref
notebook, intending to ask Mia fo
ing attention
s she stared out of the library window. Her math textbook was
she had only given him the question to kee
tered, dropping his
her serene expression givi
on bubbling to the surface. "I've tried everything,
minor inconvenience. "If you can't so
He sat up straight, his frown deepening. "You're
f you're not going to put in the effort to sol
on his face. "Then show me how to do it. You're the genius
ve to figure it out yourself. If you can't even do that, then
in the air, hea
s eyes wide with shock
time to waste on someone who doesn't want to try. If you're not wi
hurt. He had known Mia was strict and no-nonsens
ally, his voice tig
f she didn't believe him, b
blem. His mind raced, replaying everything he had learned about so
returned to staring out the win
t a fire igniting inside him-a d
choed through the library, si
a satisfying thud. She glanced at Alex, who was still h
slinging her bag over her shoulder and wa
swirling in his chest. He gathered his things slowly and
rmined to crack the problem. He spread out his textbook, notebook, an
h he tried, the numbers refused to add up. His frustration grew with each fa
's voice broke thr
ng in the doorway. She was dressed in her work clo
ours," she said, stepping
tupid math problem. I can't solve it, and if I don't
er protective instincts k
nning the problem with a thoughtful expression. She grabb
ing the pen down. "This doesn't make se
. "It's from the textboo
Well, don't beat yourself up over it. Ma
mumbled, though hi
demeanor was replaced by a heavy sense of dread. He knew today might be the end o
tion. He slumped in his seat, staring blankly at the board
face them. "Here's an equation I want you to try. It
ized the equation on the board. It
he steps to solve it. Finally, he would get the a
as about to write the nex
ut firm. "That equation is incorrect. It's mi
to look at her, murmurs
quation. After a moment, he nodded. "You're absolutely righ
, his hear
had known the equation was unso
desk as realization hit him like a punch
eaction, returned her attention to t
churned inside him. He couldn't understand why she would do something like that
lear-he couldn'