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I hiss at him. “Get your mind straight. I have an extra coffee. Do you want it?”

His grin grows. “Thank you.”

My heart skips a beat. He knows how to warm me with just a smile. He doesn’t even need those arms to make me feel good.

I take the coffee and give it to him, turning to the screen soon enough. Why am I even thinking about that?

I bought an extra coffee, wanting to return the favor. If it’s up to me, I’d save my money, but he bought me a coffee first. Maybe I don’t need to feel the need to pay him back, but...

Whatever... That’s all about it. I’m not looking to hook up with him or anything, definitely not.

Maybe we somehow talked about tasting a kot’oll. I’m not going to suck his cock or something.

My cheeks grow hotter as I... can’t help but imagine what his cock will look like.

I don’t need to think about that...

The bell rings and I almost jump. It has been days since I’ve been here, yet the bell still catches me off guard all the time, which makes me feel dumb more than I’d want to.

It means there are a bit more than fifteen minutes to go before I have to show up in the assembly hall. And... I’d be sitting next to Telke and his arms will remind me of his presence for as long as we stay there — even when he keeps them well by his side and away from me...

What’s wrong with me?

Chapter 14

Telke

I sip on the coffee Winnie gave me in the staff room, sitting back on my office chair. It’s already warm after the assembly period and Winnie’s already gone to the library, but...

It feels like she is still here with me and sending fire in me with the coffee. It’s like a warm hug from her.

I’m alone here in our row. Jackel is also off to his lesson. That’s better when he isn’t around. I don’t want Winnie and my little thing here to catch attention. She... may just have been nice to me and...

Will she be mad for my reference about tasting a kot’oll?

But she was the one starting it and I just played along.

What if she doesn’t feel the same way? Not even remotely interested in me?

I finish the last of the coffee. Not much is left anyway, I took a big gulp before we had to leave for the assembly hall. It’s a crime to let coffee sit without at least having some at its prime state.

I stretch my hands, getting ready to check the lesson plan for the week.

It has been a wild ride since the accident. My head still hurts a bit at times, not actual pain, but my mind is fuzzy here and then. The doctors said the medicine they used on me may take an extra day or two to be completely gone from my system, which is more annoying than I’d like.

But it’s okay. I’m good as new, that’s the most important thing.

I miss the lessons and my time with the floatball team. Who knows whether Winnie managed to train the team well on my behalf?

I can’t believe someone could know nothing about floatball. It’s the biggest sports event on this planet.

Maybe she doesn’t come from this planet, which is so sad. Things she could have enjoyed but didn’t get to because that planet doesn’t have good taste like here.

My phone buzzes with a new email. I check it. I’m never big on email and stuff, most of the time, it’s just shops trying to get me to spend my money. All I’m interested in is...

Oh!

Before I know it, my two upper arms are in the air doing their cheering already.

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