Chapter Twenty-Seven

As they walked towards the ice cream shop later that afternoon, Gina looped her arm through Marcella's and grinned.

"You look like you've had a rough day, and I've got just the thing to make you feel better then you can tell me all about it."

Marcella managed a weak smile in response. She was still feeling a bit upset about not getting enough time to write way more than she could have for the quiz, and the events at work had left her feeling dejected.

She had also later found out that Professor Lucas apologised to the class before the quiz for his intolerant behaviour in his last class. Apparently, there was a gift for whoever scored the highest in the quiz and she was optimistic.

They entered the ice cream shop, and the sweet smell of waffle cones and freshly churned ice cream hit her nostrils. Gina led her towards the counter and told her to order whatever she wanted.

Marcella felt a little better as she perused the flavours, finally settling on a small scoop of chocolate and a