Chapter 18

There was already a teacher in class when the three walked in, he was addressing the class and Mercury stopped in her track as she stared at the man, he turned towards her and immediately she prayed that the ground open and swallow her, his face was enchanting, and she couldn't blink so he won't vanish if he was her imagination. She couldn't even move, she was scared that she would fall as her feet were trembling. Jupiter and Adam stared at her in confusion as they wondered why she was staring at the man. "Do you know him?" Jupiter whispered to her, but she didn't reply "Where were you guys?" The man asked looking at Adam "We were at the library" he answered immediately "Chloe?" He called, and she stood up "did you say you checked the library?" "Yes sir. I searched everywhere for them" Chloe answered "We actually left the library to the garden to complete our punishment which the principal gave us" Jupiter lied through her teeth. "We had to cut the weeds and outgrown grasses in