Professor F

The concert ended and August was about to tell her parents that she'll go talk to Pierre but her parents told her that she should go to her Aunt Ruth backstage because she needs her help. They went ahead and told her she can ask her Aunt Ruth to drive her home.

The crowd also started to leave the concert grounds while she made her way to the backstage to meet Pierre and Aunt Ruth. She was waiting behind the railings separating the crowd from the tents where the artists stayed when she saw Pierre coming out from one of the tents while holding his phone. He's already wearing his University jacket.

He looked around and smiled as soon as he saw her. He told the security personnel to let her in and they went to the corner to talk.

"That was an awesome performance! Congratulations!" She told him with a big smile.

He smiled back. "Thanks. I'll just get my cap then we can go."

"Sure." She waited for him to come back.

"Ready?" Pierre asked when he got back wearing his cap. "How about we grab dinner, too?"

"What time will you leave with the band?"

"Actually—" He paused. "I told them I'll stay behind. I was thinking maybe we can go back to the University together?"

"Oh! Y—Yeah. That should be fine. I can ask my parents to let you stay tonight."

my

That would cost so much money. You can stay in our house so we can leave together

"Sounds like a plan. I'll

him trying to hide his face from the crowd. "You're a celebrity already with that face of yours! I'm

heard a group of girls talking about him, one of the girls was looking for him. "I was advised that they're still here backstage. We can go and have a

hand

still. "Are they gone now?"

"Yes. I think."

her Aunt Ruth's

"Congratulations for the—" Her smile faded when she saw her Aunt Ruth standing next to Flynn who

"F—Flynn?"

his face dark. He clearly isn't happy about what he saw. She's speechless and numb. Flynn walked towards her and handed the bouquet of flowers. "I came to

She could feel, for the first time, that he's

"I c—can explain."

said calmly and started to walk towards her Aunt Ruth. "Thank you for everything, Ma'am." He said and walked

ran after Flynn. "Flynn!" She

steps. She then grabbed his