FRIDAY ARRIVED and we were set to meet at school around eight am and would head together to the contest venue. I made sure that I would arrive maybe… 10 minutes early. But here I am running on the field of the school campus. Five minutes to go and it’ll be exactly eight in the morning. I wanna keep my word. So, I am running to catch up and be there on time. The sun was striking hot and heat seeped through my skin but I didn’t budge. Until I arrived at our building gasping for air Ceasar was sitting on one of the chairs in the lobby, drinking water while reading a review in his left hand. His legs were spread on the floor, feet intertwined with each other. Both of my hands rested on my knees as I gasped for air. When I looked up, his gaze bore on mine. His brows creased and tilted the wate