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Amid the crowd’s buzz, Stephanie went to Milly, grinning, and asked, “Milly, would you like toe
to mying–of–age party?”
Milly’s eyebrow quirked up. puzzled over Stephanie’s move.
What was the deal with inviting folks to the But digs? Milly figured, even if Stephanie had
stashed her stuff, could she honestly expect Jordan and Grandpa to y along and act clueless
about her?
Before Milly could get a word out, someone in the vicinity started poking fun, “Stephanie, why are
you bothering with her invite? Didn’t she just give you a hard time?”
“Seriously, someone as nasty as her shouldn’t even step in your ce. She’ll never be on your
level, ever.”
“Exactly, just brush her off.”
Following the buttering up, the crowd gradually huddled around Stephanie, leaving her encircled,
and drifted away.
Atst, they cleared out!
Milly sighed in relief, d to drop the pretence of a grin.
Yet, she couldn’t shake off her curiosity as everyone grouped around Stephanie for a chat.
Meanwhile, Lucius was just there, all stone–faced, not bothering to look their way.
Milly blinked, “You’re not heading over?”
Lucius nced down at her. “You want me to go over?”
Milly was all for it initially, but then, she caught a whiff of his cold indifference, making her freeze.
“Uh…” a thought swiftly ran through his mind. “We’re all mates here, should be backing each other
up. If you don’t mingle, wouldn’t thate off as standoffish?”
Lucius kept his poker face, “Then tag along”
Milly baulked, “No, I just ticked her off earlier. If I go over now, it’ll just rile her up more. Better Iy
low
for now.”
“Well, I also…”
“No, you gotta go!”
Her insistence clearly didn’t sit well with Lucius, his expression turning sour on the spot, “Why?”
“Because, uh…”
Milly was stumped; why, indeed? She couldn’t outright say it’s to y it safe and stick to the typical
story are, could she? Spill that, and she wouldn’tst a day.
Hold up-
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each other up, and thrive together. Since I’ve got our ssmate peeved, as my bud, you should
help me make amends. Or are you saying you don’t consider us friends?”
Milly was genuinely thankful for the first time for having the ‘we’re just mates‘ card to y.
Lucius should be at a loss for words now, right?
If he owned up to being this person, he’d need to leave right away to be there for Stephanie. But if
he kept about who he was for now, that would be even better for her. It’d be the perfect chance for
her to gently pull away from him.
Either way, it’s exactly what I’m hoping for.
Milly’s eyebrows jumped up in surprise, her smile reaching her eyes which then locked with a set of
dark, mysterious ones. Her smile paused, frozen.
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Those eyes was deep, old, worn, unwavering, almost eerie.
Words seemed to fail to capture them fully.
“You.” This gaze sent a shiver of unease through Milly.
Before she could say more, he had already turned away, striding towards Stephanie.
Anthony had been kept in until the afternoon training session, and since Lucius went off to find
Stephanie, he’s been pretty distracted.
I’m not sure if it’s just something Milly’s making up in her head, but she gets the vibe that Lucius
does things on purpose.
It’s kind of tough to figure out a guy who acts all aloof and tough on the outside.
It’s all good, just as long as he’s not sticking too close to her, he’s free to roam.
When Xavier said the training was gonna be in the mountains, she figured it was probably just a
small hill. But when she got there, it turned out to be an actual mountain..
Without the twisting trails carving through the mountains and woods, she could have thought she
was in an untouched wildnd.
Yet, this scene was pretty cool too, offering a refreshing change of
scenery.
With their group being small, they got to lead everyone. Stephanie was on her own mission,
constantly nagging Lucius, while Xavier tagged along, making sure Stephanie stayed out of trouble.
On the other hand, the rest of the ssmates kept giving Milly the cold shoulder, sticking to their
old ways of treating
her.
Milly found herself unexpectedly in the lead,fortably making her way without any interruptions.
With her focus solely on the path ahead, she was in her element, undistracted.
But, halfway through their adventure, things took a sudden turn for the worse.
Out of nowhere, the sky went dark, with lightning and thunder rolling in, hinting at a looming heavy
rain.
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Though it was just the afternoon, the abrupt shift to darkness made it feel like they were plunged
into night, adding a spooky vibe to the forest ambiance. This spooked some of the more easily
scared students,
a bit of hysteria with uncontroble screaming.
Luckily, the school was on top of things with solid security and emergency ns. The group’s
medical team and instructors were quick to step in, calm everyone down, check for any injuries, and
decisively end the trip early, guiding everyone back to safety.
Turning around, Milly and her gang found themselvesgging behind everyone else. With storm
clouds. grumbling and lightning zig–zagging across the sky, setting a pretty intense vibe, you could
hear the students freaking out. Xavier, acting as the guide, couldn’t just stick with Stephanie alone.
He was all over the ce, calming folks down and pushing them to pick up the pace.
Milly, trailing quietly at the end, was the picture of calm, showing off her wise–beyond–years vibe.
It reminded her of a once–in–a–lifetime experience during a shoot in the mountains. Out of
nowhere, a wild wind picked up, lightning cracked the sky, and then it started pouring like crazy.
In thatst shoot, we actually ran into a smallndslide because the mountain’s terrain was so
unique. Luckily, with expert guidance, everyone was safe and sound.
Compared to that, our current situation is a walk in the park. The school picked this particr
mountain for the training, considering a bunch of stuff. So, running into problems here? Pretty
unlikely.
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