And so, Emily Simpson, rarely having the opportunity to travel, had spent her time enduring the torment of working through test papers.
It was only the day before they were due to return that Emily's leg finally started to feel better.
The strained area slowly healed, and the swelling had completely subsided; she could walk with essentially no problem, although there was still a slightly sore feeling.
After several days of hard work, she had finally finished that pile of test papers.
That afternoon.
Lorne Noah Jackson was helping Emily correct her test papers, his handsome face at this moment full of a meticulous expression.
Emily sat nearby, inadvertently staring at him, lost in a reverie...
"All barely passing, not too bad," Lorne said, putting down his pen with some surprise.
It seemed she hadn't been idly spending her time in high school, even though she was always daydreaming about him during class!
But the outcome was not as bad as he had imagined, which was relieving.
