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right?”
    “Yeah, I finished late last night.”
    “It’s in the sixth form guide book that if you work, you’re allowed a bit of leeway with your tutors. It’s only right.”
    My brow quirks and I laugh a little. “You read the guide book?”
    He looks as embarrassed as I did only minutes ago and his hand scratches at the back of his neck. “I like to be informed.”
    Tilting my head slightly, my smile softens along with my eyes and I respond, “That’s not a bad thing.”
    His pale cheeks turn slightly pink and he chews the inside of his cheek as we hold each other’s eyes for a brief moment that seems to last an age. I almost forgot how much I like Garrett. He’s not like the other guys in town, not as far as I can tell anyway.
    “Want to go to the food hall and get a coffee?” He suggests, standing and holding out his hand for me to take.
    I nod and slide my hand into his, smiling secretly when he keeps a hold of it and leads me from the room.

Isaac
     
    I’ve finally finished going over yesterday’s work after a long night and an even longer morning. I was hoping for a bit of peace and quiet, a wish that can never be granted when working in a secondary school slash college. My dad advised me that the best time to get a hot drink is during first period, as almost every student has a class and the ones that don’t never show up until second period. So I’m disappointed when I hear the sound of laughter coming from the food hall.
    Maybe whoever it is are getting a late breakfast. I hope so. I need them as far away from the drinks machine as possible; my migraine is killing me.
    Clearly that is too much to wish for too, as they seem to be sat at a table right beside the machine. Bloody hell.
    Rubbing my tired eyes, I set off towards the students, keeping my eyes on my schedule on the screen of my tablet.
    “Morning, Mr Price,” a sweet, soft female voice calls as I make my way over.
    I look up and nod at the red haired girl whose hands hold a steaming cup of liquid that has to be coffee; it’s too dark to be tea. The boy beside her, one I don’t recognise, also holds a cup and a friendly smile. Probably her boyfriend.
    “Morning.” I move past them and drop a few coins into the machine, pressing the button for a cappuccino. The machine makes a few dangerous sounding noises before a plastic cup drops into a holder and starts to fill with my choice of drink. Eloise and the unknown male talk in whispers behind me. I vaguely hear the name of my colleague and old friend, Mr Diplock, but I pay no attention.
    “So are you actually going to answer that maths question?” Is the last thing I hear the boy ask as I grab my coffee and make my way back to my classroom. The second I step through the door, the bell rings. I down my drink with two painkillers, ignoring the way it burns my throat.
    The class soon fills with a group of animated year nines, who don’t seem keen to do much more than check their phones and talk about the coming weekend. This is going to be a long day.
     
    “Hey, Isaac, do you want to go off grounds for lunch?” Katherine asks me after practically bouncing into my room, smiling brightly and almost seductively. She wants me; I can tell. It’s not hard to see. I should consider it. Fuck, I should just do it, but that’s a headache I don’t need right now. She doesn’t seem the type to give up on somebody after one night. Sure, she’d probably open her legs easily enough but she’d also sink her claws in, and being claimed isn’t on my bucket list right now.
    Even though I won’t screw her, that doesn’t mean I won’t join her for lunch. Lord knows I could do with a few friends in this miserable town. “Sounds good. I’ll go find Stuart.”
    Her disappointment is clear, but I don’t care. The sooner she sees that I’m not marriage and baby material the better.
    Stuart, as expected, is all for a lunch away from school. Lunch time is the only free time he gets, at least