BuzzNovelThe two boys, still reluctant to give up, tried to follow after her, but Alessia seemed to have eyes in the back of
her head. She spun around and shot them a warning glare.
“Don’t even think about it. Go find your seats,” she called over her shoulder.
Cole stopped in his tracks, looking a little hurt, clearly not wanting to upset her. Max didn’t show much emotion,
but even he paused for a
second before turning stiffly away.
With the two mischief-makers out of the way, Alessia let out a sigh, then shepherded the two little ones back
towards their class.
As fate would have it, they rounded the corner and immediately ran into Hamilton Quincy and his grandson,
Tammie. The moment their eyes met, irritation all but radiated from Hamilton.
Alessia had no intention of starting trouble with two kids in tow and was about to walk past, but Tammie wriggled
free from Hamilton's grip and stepped right in front of them, blocking their path.
“So, what's this? Looking for a fight?” Before Alessia could say a word, York marched forward like a little knight,
planting himself between the two parties.
He rolled his neck and cracked his knuckles, making his intentions perfectly clear.
“Don’t get cocky! | signed up for the race this ttoo. I'm going to beat you guys, just watch!” Tammie
declared.
“Oh, please. You couldn't even win at what you're good at, and now you think you’ll win at something you're not?
Maybe it’s tto rethink your strategy,” York shot back, not missing a beat.
His words hit Hamilton right where it hurt.
“Tammie, we're leaving!” Hamilton snapped, grabbing his grandson’s
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hand. He half-dragged, half-pulled Tammie away, ignoring the boy's attempts to wriggle free.
“I'll beat you! Just wait!” Tammie shouted back, straining against his grandfather's grip, refusing to back down
even as he was hauled away.
“Yeah, good luck with that,” York muttered, flipping a middle finger after Tammie-only to get a sharp rap on the
head from Alessia.
“Don’t pick up bad habits,” she admonished.
“Yeah, yeah,” York grumbled, rubbing his head, not quite meeting her
eyes.
“York! Ivan!”
Just as the three of them were about to leave, Zane cbounding over from the other side, all sunshine and
energy, like a golden retriever puppy. “Zane!” Ivan called out, waving with a bright smile.
York just scowled and looked away, pretending not to care.
“Hi, Alessia!” Zane greeted her politely.
Alessia nodded. “Here to round them up?”
“Yeah, | saw they weren't back yet, so | cto get them.”
“Alright, you three go on. Good luck in the race.”
She let go of their hands, watching as the boys raced off together, already roughhousing and laughing.
By the tAlessia made it back to
the field, the stands were packed
with parents and kids. Fortunately,
Cole and Max were yale om
Eres dt in any
clot: he saw that they'd left an
empty seat between them, both
sitting stiffly upright, refusing to look
at each other, their expressions
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“Lessie, over here!” Cole caught sight
of her first. He AR SY) waved her
ef Ipens brid t'and cheerful, a
far cry from his earlier seriousness.
Alessia took the seat between them. They'd barely exchanged a few words when the loudspeaker crackled to
life.
“Welcome, parents, to the joint sports day for Berlington Elementary and Crestview Elementary School.”
Alessia scanned the field and quickly
spotted the three little boys. Shen
waved ay tpemestaning Zane's
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The other two followed his gaze, and when they saw Alessia, they both waved enthusiastically, their excitement
unmistakable.
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