His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Do you always study until this late?" He watched as she frantically put her books away and picked up one of the books. "Your handwriting is nice."

She beamed at the compliment. "Do you think I got those questions right, Mr. Lucas?"

The calm mask on Lucas's face dropped as he wondered whether he looked like someone who studied.

He shoved the book into her bag and changed the subject. "You don't have to send food to me tomorrow."

She froze. "Is the food in the fridge enough for tomorrow?"

"You can come here and cook for me tomorrow," Lucas said. "My dad messaged me just now, saying that he is taking his wife and his daughter out on a trip."

She beamed. "That's great! Mr. Lucas, you are free!"

"Whatever. It's not like I want to go outside even if I'm allowed to," he said proudly.

"Is it too cold for you out there? It's not that cold. Your jacket is just too thin. Do you have a down jacket?" She studied the jacket he was wearing and asked, "Your dad said that he is giving you an allowance each month, right? Why don't you use it to buy a thicker jacket?"

are so nosy." He shot her a dark look and said, "It's

the trash and walked toward the door, before remembering something. "Mr. Lucas, can I come by a little later tomorrow? I have something to do. I will come here once I'm done. I promise that I

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as she disappeared

and no matter how many times he studied her face,

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this for... for my classmate. Does it look like it's for someone old?"