Chapter 27. Regret

"Morning, Honey. Don't forget to have breakfast before heading to class. Love you."

A faint smile greeted Laura in the morning after reading Aryan's message. She couldn't deny that she missed him. Laura shook her head, trying to push her thoughts of Aryan aside. She had to leave early because she had a class with Bu May, her academic advisor. She had already missed three classes since the scandal of her photos with Noval had spread a week ago. Even though the issue had been resolved, Laura still felt embarrassed about stepping onto campus. Her reputation had been tarnished.

Laura quickly grabbed her backpack and slung it over her shoulders as she headed outside. She bid farewell to her parents. Since Laura and Nancy were going to the same direction, they rode together on Laura's old automatic motorbike, which was now owned by Nancy. In Nancy's front yard, she had honked her motorbike horn several times to hurry Laura along.

"Laura, you took forever; now I'm going to