Ice and Fire novel Chapter 610

Lawrence continued to stare out the window as he thought of his Mother's words the night before. What she'd said moved him, and he decided that it was time for he to face some things on his own.

During the morning session at school, Lawrence didn't talk to Rebecca, not even to tell her why he hadn't picked her up that morning. Usually, he would explain why he hadn't, but, today he didn't want to talk to her at all.

The bell rang, letting the students and staff know it was end of the morning sessions, and time for lunch. All the students tidied their desks before leaving.

After cleaning up his space, Mike walked over to Lawrence, as usual, and patted his arm, saying,"Let's go to lunch."

"Okay," Lawrence replied as he stood up ready to leave the room with Mike.

The boys heard Rebecca suddenly shout,"Lawrence!"

Lawrence stopped walking when he heard her calling. Mike stopped, looking at Lawrence, who appeared calm. Looking over at Rebecca, Mike could see she was very nervous. Therefore, he wasn't sure what to do.

"Lawrence, I'll go ahead to the canteen. Do you want me to get lunch for you?" asked Mike. Since Mike knew Lawrence so well, he guessed after last night's conversation, Lawrence didn't pick Rebecca up for school this morning.

"Sure, buy lunch for me. Thank you." replied Lawrence.

"All right, I will," Mike said as he ducked outta the room.

Aside from Lawrence and Rebecca, there were two boys in the room, not too far off, doing homework.

As soon as Rebecca was close enough to Lawrence, she tugged at his school uniform and asked in a hushed tone,"What's wrong? Are you having trouble at home? Why didn't you pick me up this morning?"

"I didn't pick you up because I had something else to do," Lawrence casually said. Not wanting to explain any further he added,"I'm going to lunch now."

He left the classroom quickly.

Watching his back until he was completely out of sight, Rebecca finally gave into the tears as she wondered if Lawrence didn't want to be with her anymore. Had he found something out about her?

Rebecca Lin's fingers clenched into a tight fist, and her eyes were full of resolve as she stared ahead at nothing and reminded herself, 'No, I won't allow him to dump me. Without him, I won't get into an elite high school. I know Lawrence will study at a premier high school like a majority of my classmates. Since I don't want to be the minority, I have to be accepted into an elite high school, and that means, I must hold onto Lawrence. As long as I'm with him, I will be able to alter my life. He is the man who can change my future.'

There were two self-study classes after lunch. After students finished their lessons, they were permitted to do as they wanted freely. Everywhere one looked there was activity. Whether at the library, on the lawn, or in classrooms, crowds of people came and went. Over at the study hall and science buildings, the atmosphere for learning was satisfying, while over at the conservatory, sounds of dancing and the piano being played were heard.