One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 124

Audrey

We all sat up in unison, our eyes wide with shock,

"WHAT?!" 1 practically shouted, then cleared my throat and lowered my voice. "You're... You're not coming to Grayspring in

the fall?"

Avis looked around at our stunned about it for a while now."

"er expression a bit sheepish. "I know it seerns sudden, but I've been thinking

"Why wait so long to tell us?" Betty asked, her voice trembling slightly.

"I thought we were all going to graduate together," Tina practically whispered.

Avis took a deep breath, her small fingers fidgeting with a blade of grass. "I've just always struggled with school," she admitted quietly. "I've always had to drag myself through, barely scraping by with a C average. It just never clicked for me."

"You know you could always come to one of us for tutoring, Gavin said. "Why didn't you ever tell us you were having these issues?"

"I don't know." Avis shrugged. "Shame, I guess. Truthfully, I have had tutors all throughout college. They've never helped much.

She paused, glancing up at us sheepishly again. "I just don't think academia is for me, guys. I thought I had to get through school because it was expected of me, but I never enjoyed it. Not really." "So what are you going to do instead?" I asked.

A small smile played on Avis's lips. "I waited to tell you guys about this just in case it didn't work out, but now that the paperwork has gone through: I'm starting my own tailoring business. And someday, I want to expand into a boutique selling my own handmade clothes."

There was a moment of silence as we all processed this information. Avis pulled out her phone, swiping on the screen a few times until she had pulled up an email. The title read: "Confirmation of LLC: Avis Tailoring."

Finally, Tina was the first to say, "Avis, this is.. Amazing!"

Avis's smile grew wider, and she let out a sigh of relief. "You guys really think so? You're not disappointed in me?"

not," Gavin chimed in, sitting up straighter. "Remember that jacket you altered for me before spring break? It fits better than anything I've ever bought in a store. You have a real gift."

misted over with tears. "Thank you all so much was so

for following your dreams? It's

friends. We want you to be happy, not miserable trying to fit into some mold that doesn't work for you. "And successful Gavin added with a grin. "Which you

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her smile trembling slightly as she pushed a lock of mousy blonde hair out of her eyes. "So... we can still be friends? Even though I won't be at ayspring?" "Of course we

piled in, wrapping our arms around Avis in a group hug, felt a lump form in my throat as I realized how much I was going to miss seeing Avis every day at school, but I was also incredibly proud of her for taking

I promised, my voice mu**ed against someone's shoulder. "And we'll help you get your

you're not underselling yourself. We'll make sure you're charging what

can even

"You guys are the best. I don't know what I'd do without you. I was so scared to tell you, but I should have known

turned from dim blue to soft pink, the first rays of sunlight peeking over the **n. Only then did

we made our way back into the house, my eyes met Gavin's from across the hall. He shot me the subtlest

her. We all had each other's backs. And for that, I was

weeks later, I found myself standing on the cobblestone streets of Paris, looking around in awe. I was still at the airport, but already it was everything I had ever dreamed of. Even the

in the past few minutes,

insisting an sending a car for me, despite my protests that I could just take a cab to my hotel. Part of me couldn't

with Fiona," I imagined he would say. "We're safe now. We can

of course. But in just a couple of weeks, I would officially be a senior. We'd only have to keep our relationship private for eight months

I realized, as I watched a sleek black town car pull up to the curb. The driver stepped out and approached me.

far from home to manage using the bit of French I had been learning

summer.

to Paris. I hope you had a

into the

the window. Everything was so beautiful. The architecture, the cafes with their outdoor seating, the stylish people walking down the sidewalks-it was just like every postcard and movie

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