Chapter 28

Melissa

I tried not to panic or even make it obvious that the words which just came out from Freya's mouth affected me even though it did. I wanted to tell her not to speak about the professor with a blush on her cheeks, I wanted to tell her not to even think about him at all.

But I couldn't. Instead I offered her a smile, pretended like her news was worth blushing over and even gasped out of surprise like the gist partner that she desperately wanted me to be.

“You like professor Zach?” I asked, widening my eyes in the usual teenage surprise even though I already knew that was what she meant to say. “He is our professor, Freya.”

“I know.” Freya replied devastatingly. “I I have liked him ever since we were all in Moonriver and I just can't help it. I need your advice, Melissa.”

I kept my eyes widened, as if the information was too big a deal to contain and she covered her face in shame again.

“Have you told him?” I asked, leaning forward with interest. “Is he aware that you like him?”