Debbie responded with a question of her own. Gail noticed that she sounded a bit curious. ‘My


    permission? Why?’ It sounded odd to Debbie.


    Gail bit her lower lip hard and answered resentfully after a long while, “Emmett! I don’t want to get on


    that crappy minibus again. And you know… I came here only because of you. My dad wouldn’t have


    forced me toe here if you hadn’t joined this project. If you’re leaving, then you have to take me with


    you. And you really don’t have a choice, because I am gonna tell my parents what you are. As soon as


    they find out you’ve been fooling around with so many men, you’re done!”


    Debbie valued Lucinda’s and Sebastian’s opinions quite a lot, and Gail knew that very well. What


    infuriated her was the fact that it was almost as if Debbie had managed to steal her parents away from


    her.


    Nothing she did seemed to be good enoughpared to Debbie. She hated every moment of that.


    Debbie took a deep breath, trying to control a wave of anger on her face. She then told her, “Gail, I can


    take you with me, but you have to promise me not to mess with me again. And don’t ever repeat that


    Last sentence in front of me. I’ll have you know that there’s only one man


    I’m involved with.”


    “Who is he?”


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    “You’ll know that one day. But today is not that day. Can you do what I asked you to or not?” If Gail


    knew about Debbie’s rtionship with


    Carlos, the whole world would know. She wasn’t the sort who were too keen on keeping secrets.


    Debbie couldn’t tell her yet.


    Gail was left with no choice now and promised.


    When Gail finally left her alone, Debbie bid her farewell to the kids who had just yed “Drop the


    Handkerchief” game with her and her schoolmates. It was a tearful scene with the kids when they


    found out she was Leaving. Her eyes watered a bit too. It was sad to say goodbye to these kids.


    Although she had not been here for too many days, she still felt a strange attraction to the ce.


    When she finally Left the school, still immersed in her sorrow, Jared suddenly popped out from


    nowhere and started dragging her towards the vige itself.


    “Where are we going?” she asked, pulled along. She felt that both Jared and Gail were acting really


    weird today.


    “To where I was staying.”


    “But why?”


    “To pack my things.”


    Debbie wanted to kick him right in the shins when she heard that.


    “You can pack your things on your own. What do you need me for? To do it for you?” she asked in


    exasperation.


    “Of course not.”


    The vige was tiny and it didn’t take them more than three minutes before they found themselves in


    Jared and Dixon’s room. As soon as they came to the door, Jared pulled Debbie inside and locked the


    door.


    He opened his suitcase and threw all his items in as he kept an eye on


    Debbie.


    “You can’t get in the car without me. Otherwise, I am going to be stuck here,” he exined, noticing her


    curious nce.


    He believed that Carlos wouldn’t allow him to get in his car, unless


    Debbie was with him.