Chapter Ninety-Two: Caught Off Guard Samantha's POV“Samantha, wake up. You're going to be late!” I slowly opened my eyes when I heard Niya knocking on my door.“Samantha, open the door. You're going to be late,” she said again. I sat up in bed, and when my gaze fell on the clock, my eyes widened.“Oh my gosh! I'm freaking late!” I messed up my hair. I stood up and opened the door.“I'm late, Niya! Gosh!” I said, holding my hair in frustration.“You should take a shower now. I'll just pack your breakfast,” she said as she ran downstairs, while I hurriedly went to the shower. Damn it! I remember setting my alarm clock.I quickly grabbed a dress to wear. “Shit! This is too short,” I muttered, but the door opened, and Niya came in with the breakfast she had packed for me.She quickly helped fix my things. “Ugh! I don't have time to change clothes,” I said while applying some light makeup.“Hurry up, Sam,” Niya called as she went downstairs, putting my things in the car.I hurriedly left
Chapter Ninety-Three: Ex-husband Samantha's POVI just sat in my chair without talking during his whole discussion. He's actually great at teaching. You can really understand his teaching strategy.I could also feel how Isabel tried to flirt with him. I can feel it, and I know what she's doing. Diego is just answering her questions as a teacher.After his class, I didn't dare to look at him. I'm mad at him. I didn't even raise my hand for recitation. I don't care if he gives me a failing grade."Even we didn't expect him to be the substitute teacher," Jane said while eating.I didn’t order food; I just took the box Nita prepared for me. I don't want to waste food.They’re talking about Diego. I'm confused about what happened to him and why he became a substitute teacher."Sorry, Sam. We wanted to tell you, but we were worried that you might ditch his subject," Anna said. I looked at her while eating."We really thought you already knew and didn't want to attend his class, but we were
Chapter Ninety-Four: Uncomfortable Samantha's POV I played a song while walking down the hallway. I'm heading to the library. We just had some activities to do. Jane and Anna are staying in the room since they have things to work on, and Windy didn’t attend school, but she has her reasons. “Sam,” I turned around to see who called me. It was Adrian. I stopped as he walked toward me. “What?” I asked, continuing to walk. I’m not annoyed by him, just sometimes not in the mood. “You’re going to the library?” he asked. I nodded. “You like Taylor Swift songs?” he asked, listening to the music I was playing. “Yeah, I do like her songs,” I told him. I was about to open the library door when he did it for me. “Thanks,” I said, stepping inside. He smiled at me. I started looking for books that could help with my activities, noticing Adrian following what I was doing. “Don’t tell me you also picked the same activity?” I asked him. He chuckled. Mr. Franklin had us pick activities
Chapter Ninety-Five: None Of Your Business Samantha's POV "Have you seen Mr. Presley? He was talking to a woman earlier. They seemed to be having a great conversation. Don't you think he's already finding another woman?" Fiona’s gaze landed on me. They weren't murmuring; they were intentionally talking so loudly so I could hear it from the front. "I saw that too. I think Ms. Jana is the new teacher. They really look good together," Faith uttered. I just kept focusing on my phone. "Don't listen to them, Sam," Anna said behind me. I turned to her and smiled. "They're just messing around," Jane added. I smiled forcefully, trying to act normal. It wasn't new that someone would try to approach Diego. He's handsome, and everyone here seems to like him, even our professors. "Stop it, guys. It's better if Mr. Presley notices me. I'll make him happy. What do you think?" Isabel said. I tried to calm myself while listening to them.
Chapter Ninety-Six: That's Embarrassing Samantha's POV It's been a week since it happened—him as one of our professors while I try to avoid him, seeing him talking with our professors who have a crush on him, including the other students who are drooling over him. It irritates me, and at the same time, I want to drop his class. But I can't. Luckily, it's the weekend. I went to the mall alone. I wanted to relax. As I was walking alone, I saw someone's back. It looked familiar. When he turned around, our eyes met. He seemed surprised when he saw me. "Samantha!" He hurriedly walked toward me and hugged me. "I thought you were abroad?" I asked him. He chuckled and shook his head. "I just got home yesterday," he said before we separated from the hug. "It's been months since we last saw each other. Oh wait, how are you and Diego?" he asked me. I immediately felt uncomfortable with the question. "We'
Chapter Ninety-Seven: Serves You Right Samantha's POV It's been days since I last talked to Mom and Dad. I miss them. I sighed as I walked toward the library. It's actually our sports day, but I didn’t join any of the events. Maybe I’ll just spend the day here in the library. Since it was windy, Anna and Jane joined the volleyball game. Adrian is also practicing for tonight's game. He's been asking me to watch his game tonight, but I don’t think I can go. I’m actually not a fan of sports. I’m not a nerd; I just get tired easily with those kinds of activities. I opened the library door, and my gaze immediately went to two people talking inside. I lowered my head as I walked past them. They seemed to be talking seriously. I wanted to hear their conversation, but I chose to walk further away. Why are they here? They’re supposed to be on the field. My heart ached at the thought of how close they seemed. I bit my bottom lip,
Chapter Ninety-Eight: Problem Samantha's POV “Mom, I'm worried. You told me you'd come home at the end of the month,” I said. They looked at each other. Dad let out a heavy sigh while looking at the screen. They had just messaged me that they can't come home this month. “Baby, we can’t. We’re still dealing with something important,” Dad said. I frowned. I thought they were going to come home today. “Don’t worry, we’ll find a way to come back. It’s just that we’re too busy, sweetie,” Mom added. I could see how tired they both were. “Mom, Dad, is something wrong with the company? Please, tell me,” I pleaded. Mom looked away while Dad seemed uncertain about whether or not they should tell me the truth. “We don’t want to worry you, Sam, but we’re facing a lot of problems with the company. We’re losing investors because of some stupid mistakes! Your mom and I are doing everything we can to make up for it, but it’s hard,” Dad admitted
Chapter Ninety-Nine: I'm Sorry, I'm Late Samantha's POV “Go, Adrian!” The girls cheered for him. We were sitting on the bench, watching his game. His gaze met mine, and he winked. “I think he really likes you,” Windy said, chuckling. After that annoying meeting in the guidance office, I was about to head home when Adrian stopped me. He was already in his jersey when he showed up, telling me he had a game tonight and asked me to come watch. I was about to decline, as I really just wanted to go home, but he kept insisting. So here I am, with my cousins and Windy, watching his game. He pointed at me, mouthing, “For you,” before sinking a three-point shot. Windy, Jane, and Anna screamed along with the other students as the ball swished through the hoop. “Go, Adrian! Go, Adrian!” The cheerleaders kept shouting. I chuckled at how silly he was being. “Damn, you just laughed,” Anna said, and the three of them stared at