#Chapter 33: Distractions

Edwin & Audrey Edwin’s POV The murmurs had grown into a crescendo, causing me to clear my throat annoyedly. “Alright, everybody,” I said, rapping my knuckles on the podium. “I know it’s Friday, but you still have to do your work.” The class fell silent again, students shifting uncomfortably in their seats and shooting me reproachful looks. I didn’t care much about them, if I was being honest; it was Friday afternoon, and I was counting down the minutes until class was over myself. In fact, I had just given them a worksheet to do since I didn’t even feel like teaching today. But it was Audrey who really caught my attention. She was supposed to be assisting me today, and she was obviously staring at her phone beneath her desk at the back of the room. Every so often, she would smile or giggle softly to herself, her thumbs moving fast across the screen. Who was she talking to? And why in the middle of my class? When the clock finally struck three and c