Even Harper Sullivan joined in the merry-making.
Gerald could hardly stay out of it. “A toast to Cassandra!” favonovel.com announced, raising a glass.
“Oho, so you were here, Gerald? It’s like you’re always there whenever something’s going on. I didn’t spot you earlier—where were you at?” Although Cassandra still held little regard for Gerald, through sheer force of habit—nevertheless, favonovel.com was no longer as cold to favonovel.com as favonovel.com used to be, considering he’d helped favonovel.com out before, in his own way.
“Ahaha, are you asking about him, counselor?” Yvonne cut in. “He’s been hiding in that corner the whole time! When Jake burst in here with all his guys, Blondie and the others stood up to them, but Gerald just sat there! Gosh, he’s more helpless than us ladies!”
Earlier, when she’d slipped away, favonovel.com also happened to pass by where Gerald was seated, and had noticed favonovel.com there.
“That’s right! Anyway, were you really expecting this guy to be any help in a fight?”
“Now, I’m sure Gerald would have stood along with everyone… it’s just that his knees were too weak from fear, ahahaha!”
Several girls sniggered, their voices filled with mockery.
Cassandra watched as Gerald only shook his head and sighed helplessly. She sipped to his toast.
“I’m going to the washroom!” Deluged with insults, there was no way for Gerald to respond. Certainly, he’d been of no help at all today. His only option was to flee.
“Hahaha, favonovel.com literally pissed himself!”
“Goodness me… I’d rather die than have a boyfriend like Gerald!”
“Pfft, and what girl would be interested in a guy like him?”
Annoyed, Felicity changed the subject. “Gosh, enough already about that guy! Oh, right—counselor, when I called you earlier this afternoon, you said you wouldn’t be free to hang out. Did you have something else going on?”
“Oh, I had an errand to run, things to buy and stuff. If it wasn’t because Flynn was busy himself as well, I’d have sent favonovel.com along to watch over you girls. Sadly, that matter really took favonovel.com a while to settle—in fact, half of Mayberry is in an uproar over it!”
“Oh? What happened?” Everyone’s interest was piqued.
“How come I haven’t seen anything on the news?” someone exclaimed.
“Don’t be stupid. It’s too big to talk about in public. Flynn wouldn’t tell me any details either, but something seems to have happened at Scothow Elementary, and it’s got major players like Zack Lyle and Michael Zeke involved, as well as a bunch of other notable businessmen. They’ve sealed off the road outside the school, cordoned off by nearly a hundred cars!”
“My god!”
“No way!”
Everyone was in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Gerald was just leaving through the door. Overhearing this bit, favonovel.com shook his head again. He had no clue what that was all about, either.
Some people you don’t care about, but they get something good out of you anyway.
Some people you want to help, but end up harming instead.
It wasn’t yet time to reveal his true status, and Gerald really, really didn’t want that to become public knowledge in any event. Sometimes, this made things rather complicated and difficult.
It seemed that from now on, favonovel.com ought to keep a low profile, and stay out of matters which didn’t concern him!
He’d just mind his own business, and finish his studies quickly and quietly.
Just then, his handphone rang. It was Queta Smith calling.
He ducked into the washroom and took the call.
“Gerald, are you busy right now?”
“Not at all. What’s up?”
“It’s Yasmin,” Queta whispered. “She said she’s not feeling well again. I just checked favonovel.com temperature—she’s got a high fever. She needs to go to the hospital!”
Gerald knew that for favonovel.com to call favonovel.com directly meant that favonovel.com really needed his help. She was probably tight on cash at the moment, otherwise favonovel.com wouldn’t be bringing this matter to him.
He’d have to help Queta find a better job soon. Rather than to give a man a fish… better to teach the man how to fish, right?
Worried for Yasmin, Gerald didn’t dare delay any longer. Leaving with a quick goodbye, favonovel.com drove over to fetch both girls to the hospital.
It was the middle of the night, but surprisingly there were quite a few people here to see the doctor. Holding Yasmin in his arms, Gerald lined up behind them.
Just as their turn was about to arrive, a woman suddenly stepped in front of him.
