His Eagle Eyes on Me

Irene felt as if she had been showered with gifts. She happily nodded!

"Mr. Lucas, thank you! Thank you for letting me have lessons with you!"

"Do you like having lessons that much?" Lucas looked at her.

She flushed with delight. Her eyes sparkled once more.

"Yes!" said Irene. after giving the matter some careful thought, she said, "Actually, Mr. Lucas, I don't like going to lessons, but I want to go to college. Only by going to college can I find a better job. The only way I can support myself is if I were to get a good job."

"Eat up." Lucas ended this heavy topic.

Irene immediately headed to the kitchen to grab some utensils.

"Mr. Lucas, you treat me well," said Irene after a few she got a few spoons of food into her. "Other than Grandma, no one has ever treated me this well."

Lucas was confused. "How am I treating you well?"

and you share your food with me. No one has ever invited me to eat with them," said Irene, listing out the actions that moved her. "Mr. Lucas, although you look fierce, you're a nice person. Many people look nice, but when they see me, they look disgusted. They would even call me ugly to my face. They look down on people with a defect in their appearance. They feel that people like me

said, and his heart

the people who used to look down on you will be impressed by

so, too, so really, thank you for letting me sit in on your

afternoon, the tutor

in his forties. He had black-rimmed glasses which made him look scholarly. Whoever saw him could immediately guess that he was

Sir." Irene politely bowed. "My name is Irene. Mr. Lucas asks that I accompany him during his lessons Don't worry. I won't disturb you while tutoring Mr. Lucas,"

the glass, drank some water, and asked, "Where is Mr.

having a nap." Irene looked at the time. It was almost half past three. "Sir, please wait for a while.

headed to

reached her hand out to

There was no response.

breath and opened the door. The room was

unique to Lucas, reminding Irene that she was

was beating fast. She walked over to the