She had no idea how much time had passed before she heard Mr. Smith say, "It's done!"

The intense pain on the back of her hand started subsiding. Serenity took a deep breath and opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was Lucas' arm.

She realized that she had been grabbing onto it this whole time.

"Sorry!" she quickly let go.

"Don't worry about it. I asked you to grab it," Lucas said, pulling his hand back.

"Come again next week at the same time," Mr. Smith told Serenity, "Remember, av