Chapter 109

LORRAINE'S POV

“Hey.”

He raised his head from his locker.

“It's lunch break. Do you want something to eat?” I asked him. Hector continued staring at me like a movie.

He was still hazy from his sleep, I guess.

“Hector!” I snapped my hands on his face and he blinked. “Wake up!”

He pushed himself off the desk and yawned slightly.

“What's new?”

“The teacher left the class about ten minutes ago. Everyone else is at the cafeteria except us,” I informed him.

“Why haven't you gone with the rest of them?” He asked me. I bit my lip, avoiding his gaze bashfully.

“I… I wanted to thank you.”

“Interesting,” he leaned into his seat, lips curling into a smirk. The intensity of his gaze had me shifting from foot to foot.

“Thank you for helping me out today,” I finally got the words out.

“Words are not enough, doll,” he drawled, getting off his seat. He closed the gap between us and my nerves went haywire.

The classroom suddenly felt like an enclosed space with limited oxygen.

His hands tr