This realization had become increasingly clear to her ever since she grew up and started to understand things better.
She had always felt that he seemed to have his own world, enclosing himself inside, where no one could get close, as if there was a wall separating them.
She, now, no longer followed him around like when she was young, annoyingly calling him 'Brother Lorne'.
When she was little, she always thought they could become good friends, but later, she slowly realized that in her heart, feelings for him had begun to form... a vague and hazy affection.
After that, she never called him 'Brother Lorne' again.
......
Before long, the teacher arrived and started taking attendance.
It was then that everyone found out that this incredibly handsome man was named Lorne Noah Jackson.
Because of Lorne's arrival, Emily Simpson was somewhat distracted all day, not quite herself.
Although she wanted to study attentively, her thoughts kept drifting towards him...
