Chapter 5: The First Glimpse of the Storm

Chapter 5: The First Glimpse of the Storm❤️❤️❤️

​The unspoken moment lingered long after their hands had parted. Sangsangi, a blush staining her cheeks, quickly pulled her hand away and began to pack her things, her movements now hurried. Feli pretended to be busy with her papers, but her heart was thrumming a frantic rhythm. The air between them had shifted irrevocably. The comfortable silence had been replaced by a quiet, electric tension.❤️❤️❤️

​As Sangsangi was about to leave, she paused at the door. "Thank you, Feli," she said, her voice softer than usual.❤️❤️❤️

​"For what?" Feli asked, looking up.

​"For not making me a secret," Sangsangi said, her gaze intense.❤️❤️❤️

​Feli didn't know what to say. She watched Sangsangi leave, the sound of the closing door echoing in the suddenly too-empty room. Feli sat there for a long time, the feeling of Sangsangi’s hand in hers still a vivid sensation. She knew, with a certainty that both thrilled and terrified her, that what she felt for this student was no longer just a a teacher’s affection. It was something deeper, something far more dangerous.❤️❤️❤️

​The next few days were a blur of nervous anticipation. Feli found herself constantly checking her phone, hoping for a message from Sangsangi, even though she knew they had not exchanged numbers. She was a teacher, and Sangsangi was her student. The boundary was clear, and it was her job to enforce it. But the line Feli had so carefully drawn was blurring, smudged away by the charcoal and shared secrets of the art room.❤️❤️❤️

​One afternoon, a colleague, Mr. Lee, an old history teacher with a penchant for gossip, approached her. "Heard you've got a little protege in your class, Feli," he said, a knowing smirk on his face. "Sangsangi, isn't it? She's a good kid, but a bit of a loner. Never talks to anyone. Always in the back of the class, scribbling."❤️❤️❤️

​Feli felt a jolt of anxiety. "She's just a talented artist," Feli said, her voice defensive. "I'm just trying to encourage her."❤️❤️❤️

​"I see," Mr. Lee said, his smirk never fading. "Well, just be careful. Kids that quiet… they're like a ticking clock. And a little attention can make them tick a lot faster."❤️❤️❤️

​His words were meant to be a warning, but they felt like a threat. Feli smiled politely, but inside, a seed of dread had been planted. The world outside their classroom was starting to take notice. The safe, shared space they had created was not as hidden as she had thought. The storm she had seen in Sangsangi's watercolor wasn't just in the art. It was gathering all around them.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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