MIA’S POV

Did I make a fool of myself? Totally. Because I got thrown out and warned.

Mr Hale has always been that professor whom no one dared to challenge. The kind of man whose presence was filled with authority.

And yet, there I was, trying the most foolish thing ever. I didn’t even know how I’d face him again without dying of embarrassment.

“I don’t care,” I said, though my voice trembled. “How much does it cost?”

The way he looked at me sent a chill crawling up my ...