Chapter 71: Needing Her

He contemplated and decided to ask Saanvi. Worst comes to worst he'd use the class chat, this was an extremely important matter of life and death, in a way.

When he found Hiro, he told him everything. While they were working out. He didn't leave a single word that was spoken, and how it was spoken.

"Good thing the dean isn't a greedy leech like the rest of them."

"Agreed. I'd have been expelled right then and there. I can't believe that little witch Ursa."

"You seriously don't have Isla's phone ID? I have Saanvi's, if you move that slow others will snatch her."

"Wh-what? Don't say weird things. They can snatch her. More importantly, call Saanvi for me."

Saanvi was visibly annoyed when they called her. Especially upon realising that it wasn't just Hiro.

"I thought you said you were on good terms." He mumbled to Hiro.

"I don't have Isla's phone ID, why would I?"

"Uh, because you're friends?" Kiro answered confused.

"We aren't really that close. If that's all, goodbye." She dropped it.

"Wow, your girlfriend is something."

Hiro turned red, "well, not yet."

"Not yet what?"

"She's not my girlfriend yet."

Kiro simply shook his head. He had more to worry about than academy love life drama. If Isla doesn't come back Monday, he was doomed.

He decided to send through the class chat.

"Isla, I need you, for school purposes, where are you."

After an hour she replied, "I'm home, but I should be back soon."

Soon? Soon could mean anything from 3 to 5 days. He didn't have that long, he needed her right now.

They were welcomed by the maids, Isla quickly went into her room. She wanted to get far away from her siblings as possible. She only had to put up with them for a couple of days, but she was already annoyed.

There was a knock on the door, "dinner is ready, young miss."

She was going down for dinner when she saw she'd received a text some time ago, from the class chat, she saw it was Kiro.

"He needs me and it's urgent?" Butterflies ran rampant in her stomach, but she played it cool and replied with indifference.

She sat down with her family and they started to eat. They were just having table conversation, Isla wondered what would be so urgent that Kiro sent a text on the class chat.

"Dad?"

"Yes Rosie?"

"Do I, absolutely, have to, be at the party on Sunday?"

Her father clenched his chest, pretending an arrow had pierced his heart, "even my youngest doesn't want to celebrate this old man."

"She's in love."

"T! No I'm not!"

"Then why were you smiling at your phone just now?"

"Huh? None of your business. Forget I ever said anything."

She wanted to take this conversation as far away from love as possible. She wasn't the least bit embarrassed by Kiro, but her family may do what Isaac's did.

And she couldn't bare the burden. She was also sure, her father wouldn't approve. As much as she can marry anyone she wanted, her father's approval meant everything to her.

She flushed embarrassed at the thought of marrying Kiro.

'Okay, Isla, cool it. This isn't the usual you. Play it cool.'

She noticed her father wanted to dig deeper. He couldn't bare the thought of her youngest growing up, because then, he'd have no one to baby.

"So, where's mum anyway?" Isla asked trying to stir the conversation elsewhere.

"Making preparations. She reckons my 50th should be grand. She'll be back tomorrow night."

The conversation strayed far from Isla's love life, which she was grateful for. She had missed her family, once she got here, Kiro was suddenly not the only thing on her mind.