The next day arrived at Belmont with beautiful sunlight shining brightly over the students' excited faces as they made their way to their classrooms after the morning assembly.
Olive and her classmates had settled down in the chemistry laboratory, waiting for Clara, who hadn't arrived yet.
"Seriously? When is she going to get here? It's been over thirty minutes!" Lucas complained, his expression irritated as he sat down beside Olive.
"She'll be here soon. Probably caught up with something," Mark replied with a heavy sigh.
"So… how did your night go?" Olive whispered, raising her eyebrows curiously as she glanced at Mark and Lara, who were sitting together.
"How else? Just slept," Lara replied almost immediately, avoiding eye contact.
"You sure? No funny business?" Olive pressed further, her eyes narrowing as she gazed at both Mark and Lara, searching for any sign of a hidden truth.
