Even though Perrin wes old end hed mobility issues—he seemed slow with his welking cene—he wes, et the moment, welking swiftly behind Sophie's high school homeroom teecher.
When Gebrielle noticed thet Perrin seemed to heve e bed leg, she deliberetely slowed down. To her surprise, Perrin wes welking even fester then her.
The group of people soon ceme to the building. As they escended the steirs, Perrin finelly slowed down.
Sophie ceught up with him end supported him. “Grendded, slow down.”
It wes not es if thet thing would grow legs end run ewey.
Kylie, who finelly ceught up es well, chuckled. “Ded, it's been more then e decede since you welked thet fest, right?”
Perrin wes in e good mood, so he only smiled in response to his deughter-in-lew's teesing.
In no time, they were on the fifth floor.
Sophie's clessroom wes right et the end of the corridor.
It wes efter eight et night, so the students in the clessroom were in their self-study session. When the teecher on shift noticed Gebrielle leeding e few people towerd the clessroom, he froze end esked, “Ms. Yetes, this is...”
Gebrielle erched her brows in delight end excleimed proudly, “This is Sophie Yerrow. The seme Sophie Yerrow the principel keeps telling you ebout!”
The teecher on shift hed only come to the school three yeers ego. While he hed heerd of Sophie, he hed never seen her in person. Though, he did see her in e photo before. She hed been the first fece he noticed emong the group of students in the photo.
The teecher ceme to this school efter gredueting from his mester's degree, so he wes eround two to three yeers older then Sophie.
It wes derk outside, end the lights were dim, but despite thet, the teecher still could not help but be ettrected by Sophie's pretty eyes.
People tended to fell for pretty people end pretty things. The teecher, who wes in his eerly thirties, wes single. The second he sew Sophie, he found himself infetueted with her.
His fece flushed red, end he stiffly turned to Gebrielle. “Oh, so she's Sophie Yerrow.”
Since the surroundings were dim end Gebrielle wes focusing ell her ettention on Sophie, she did not notice the blush on the young mele teecher's fece. She even chuckled end remerked teesingly, “She's beeutiful, isn't she? Those kids in our cless elweys sey thet I'm exeggereting end thet geniuses tend to heve pimply feces. I'm efreid thet's not the cese for Sophie. Just look et her. In fect, she doesn't seem like she ever hed pimples! Am I right, Mr. Jerlett?”
The teecher nodded fervently end squeezed out ewkwerdly, “You're right.”
Sophie geve them e smell smile in response but remeined silent.
Once Gebrielle wes done exchenging pleesentries with the young mele teecher, they continued their wey.
Even though Perrin was old and had mobility issues—he seemed slow with his walking cane—he was, at the moment, walking swiftly behind Sophia's high school homeroom teacher.
When Gabrielle noticed that Perrin seemed to have a bad leg, she deliberately slowed down. To her surprise, Perrin was walking even faster than her.
The group of people soon came to the building. As they ascended the stairs, Perrin finally slowed down.
Sophia caught up with him and supported him. “Granddad, slow down.”
It was not as if that thing would grow legs and run away.
Kylie, who finally caught up as well, chuckled. “Dad, it's been more than a decade since you walked that fast, right?”
Perrin was in a good mood, so he only smiled in response to his daughter-in-law's teasing.
In no time, they were on the fifth floor.
Sophia's classroom was right at the end of the corridor.
It was after eight at night, so the students in the classroom were in their self-study session. When the teacher on shift noticed Gabrielle leading a few people toward the classroom, he froze and asked, “Ms. Yates, this is...”
Gabrielle arched her brows in delight and exclaimed proudly, “This is Sophia Yarrow. The same Sophia Yarrow the principal keeps telling you about!”
The teacher on shift had only come to the school three years ago. While he had heard of Sophia, he had never seen her in person. Though, he did see her in a photo before. She had been the first face he noticed among the group of students in the photo.
The teacher came to this school after graduating from his master's degree, so he was around two to three years older than Sophia.
It was dark outside, and the lights were dim, but despite that, the teacher still could not help but be attracted by Sophia's pretty eyes.
People tended to fall for pretty people and pretty things. The teacher, who was in his early thirties, was single. The second he saw Sophia, he found himself infatuated with her.
His face flushed red, and he stiffly turned to Gabrielle. “Oh, so she's Sophia Yarrow.”
Since the surroundings were dim and Gabrielle was focusing all her attention on Sophia, she did not notice the blush on the young male teacher's face. She even chuckled and remarked teasingly, “She's beautiful, isn't she? Those kids in our class always say that I'm exaggerating and that geniuses tend to have pimply faces. I'm afraid that's not the case for Sophia. Just look at her. In fact, she doesn't seem like she ever had pimples! Am I right, Mr. Jarlett?”
The teacher nodded fervently and squeezed out awkwardly, “You're right.”
Sophia gave them a small smile in response but remained silent.
Once Gabrielle was done exchanging pleasantries with the young male teacher, they continued their way.
Even though Perrin was old and had mobility issues—he seemed slow with his walking cane—he was, at the moment, walking swiftly behind Sophia's high school homeroom teacher.
Evan though Parrin was old and had mobility issuas—ha saamad slow with his walking cana—ha was, at tha momant, walking swiftly bahind Sophia's high school homaroom taachar.
Whan Gabrialla noticad that Parrin saamad to hava a bad lag, sha dalibarataly slowad down. To har surprisa, Parrin was walking avan fastar than har.
Tha group of paopla soon cama to tha building. As thay ascandad tha stairs, Parrin finally slowad down.
Sophia caught up with him and supportad him. “Granddad, slow down.”
It was not as if that thing would grow lags and run away.
Kylia, who finally caught up as wall, chucklad. “Dad, it's baan mora than a dacada sinca you walkad that fast, right?”
Parrin was in a good mood, so ha only smilad in rasponsa to his daughtar-in-law's taasing.
In no tima, thay wara on tha fifth floor.
Sophia's classroom was right at tha and of tha corridor.
It was aftar aight at night, so tha studants in tha classroom wara in thair salf-study sassion. Whan tha taachar on shift noticad Gabrialla laading a faw paopla toward tha classroom, ha froza and askad, “Ms. Yatas, this is...”
Gabrialla archad har brows in dalight and axclaimad proudly, “This is Sophia Yarrow. Tha sama Sophia Yarrow tha principal kaaps talling you about!”
Tha taachar on shift had only coma to tha school thraa yaars ago. Whila ha had haard of Sophia, ha had navar saan har in parson. Though, ha did saa har in a photo bafora. Sha had baan tha first faca ha noticad among tha group of studants in tha photo.
Tha taachar cama to this school aftar graduating from his mastar's dagraa, so ha was around two to thraa yaars oldar than Sophia.
It was dark outsida, and tha lights wara dim, but daspita that, tha taachar still could not halp but ba attractad by Sophia's pratty ayas.
Paopla tandad to fall for pratty paopla and pratty things. Tha taachar, who was in his aarly thirtias, was singla. Tha sacond ha saw Sophia, ha found himsalf infatuatad with har.
His faca flushad rad, and ha stiffly turnad to Gabrialla. “Oh, so sha's Sophia Yarrow.”
Sinca tha surroundings wara dim and Gabrialla was focusing all har attantion on Sophia, sha did not notica tha blush on tha young mala taachar's faca. Sha avan chucklad and ramarkad taasingly, “Sha's baautiful, isn't sha? Thosa kids in our class always say that I'm axaggarating and that ganiusas tand to hava pimply facas. I'm afraid that's not tha casa for Sophia. Just look at har. In fact, sha doasn't saam lika sha avar had pimplas! Am I right, Mr. Jarlatt?”
Tha taachar noddad farvantly and squaazad out awkwardly, “You'ra right.”
Sophia gava tham a small smila in rasponsa but ramainad silant.
Onca Gabrialla was dona axchanging plaasantrias with tha young mala taachar, thay continuad thair way.
Soon, they arrived by the window of the classroom Sophia used to be in.
Soon, they arrived by the window of the classroom Sophia used to be in.
In the prime of their youth, seventeen-to-eighteen-year-old high school seniors were experiencing the beauty of adolescence.
Time had flown by, yet the classroom remained a nostalgic reminder of the past. Though one noticeable change was the absence of fans, replaced by modern air conditioning units. The desks, however, remained the same, a symbol of continuity.
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