Chapter 33

*** We were all seated in the bus. "Okay people, our journey begins. Hope you have your notebooks, cameras and recorders." our professor said. "Yes, sir." we all replied. "Good. Let's go then." He took a seat and the driver started the bus. I turned to Lucas, "Here we go, handsome." "Yup." he smiled at me. - The journey began well. Most people chatted, others had earphones or headsets on, listening to music. I was amongst those listening to music. Lucas sat by the window. I looked at him. He was quiet, staring out the window like he was thinking about something important.  I took my earphones off and wrapped my fingers around his arm. He looked at me. "What are you thinking about?" I asked, with a smile. He smiled back. "You. And me." "Oh, yeah?" "Crazy we turned out to be close." he chuckled, "When I think that you called me gay the first time we met." I laughed. "Oh, I forgot that." We chuckled together. Then I noticed someone staring at us a few seats ahead. Bri