ly ajar classroom door and hear footst

nervously, facing the woman with a bit of excess weight in front of me. Her lipstick is inc

twenty minutes late, Aurel," she says fi

it's your first day. So, enter and

and am immediately greeted by a vari

Aurel," Miss Spencer, now se

room, take a deep breath, and

observing all the students in the class looking in my direction. I can't deci

't understand their words, I'm sure they're talking about me since

rong with my appeara

school; there's no specific uniform, except if th

ring brings me back to rea

" I add, then begin to

e my way over, placing my backpack down and fol

up when someone taps my shoulder fro

nd blue ends, and it seems like they haven't slept for two days, given the dark circles under their

y ask, making me snap out of my tho

'm Jeni," they say, extending th

l," I

dark circles are so distracting. I can't just s

ny more classe

hour, but I want to v

And I'm just as curious

do you

u want to

should I ex

hen start to get up from my seat. I don't want to was

know how

ke swimming as an electi

side by side down

immediately turn to them in disbelief. They can play the violin? I though

swimming pool?" Jeni offers, and

building. According to Jeni, the swimming pool is located in the f

step inside, I'm amazed by the vastness of the NYHS swimming pool. It's huge, clean, and

they needed enough space. The swimming area is indoors, which i

register?" Jeni asks as

e selection process won't be to

as you can swim," Jeni says, making me furr

hy

seeking new members to join the NYHS swim team. You see, not man

n't it e

o you because you

ubs are they i

ubs among students," Jeni explains, and I nod in understanding. That's good; it

and hides us among the chairs near the pool. Jeni presses a finger to their lips, gest

hisper in

bly leave now," Jeni r

hy

points towa

the

ir sockets. What are they doi

a dumb question. Anyone could tell what t

less you want us to get caug

I ask again, trying to

uspicions. But why are they doing something so inappropriate wi

it here? Isn't any

for their private moments, and no one dares to stop them," Jeni explains, leaving me more

their amorous activities in the pool. I've only seen the guy's back this whole time. I squint my eye