Chapter 19: Iris Confused
After a few minutes had passed, while everyone was focused on the lecturer, Iris slowly turned her head and looked at Xavier.
She froze when their eyes met.
"Xavier, I’m sorry, it’s because of me that they think we’re dating! Please ignore them..." she said regretfully.
Xavier didn’t say a word. He turned his head and looked ahead, ignoring her.
Iris, "..."
’Forget it! This man doesn’t like to speak! I should try not to speak to him from now on!!’ She smiled awkwardly, trying to cheer herself up.
Then she turned her gaze to Justin on the other side.
From young Iris’ memories, she knew that out of the three men around her, Justin was the one she could rely on the most. This man always helped her with college assignments, gave her information about Xavier, acted as her driver when Grandma couldn’t pick her up, and much more. Justin was like her BFF*.
But now, she wanted to distance herself from Justin because she couldn’t stand having someone who liked to talk around her. Now, she preferred to be close to Xavier or Niles, who also had a similar personality to her—disliking talking and making new friends.
Iris silently took a deep sigh before refocusing on the professor. But suddenly, an invisible phone appeared in her hand, shocking her. She feared that Xavier or Justin, sitting next to her, would see it. She immediately tried to hide it, but the phone was still there.
Just before she wanted to cover her hand under her bag, she remembered what Gavriel had said, "Only you and God’s Helpers could see the phone!"