Is 6 Years Just a Number?

Meanwhile, Arin was sitting on the classroom floor and waiting for the teacher to arrive. She hugged her knees and looked up towards the large balcony with the perfect view of the northern forest. The wind blew through her hair and the faint scent of tea trees filled in the room.

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Clack clack clack

Arin heard the teacher's footsteps from afar, walking to class. She turned her head to the door and stood up to adjust her skirt. The teacher entered the room wearing a formal vest over his tall figure, looked at Arin with gentle eyes, and gently closed the door. The teacher glanced around the class and immediately said:

Verin: Arin, is it only you in the class now? Where is Adam?

Arin: (scratching her head and smiling awkwardly) Oh, Adam.… I guessed he skipped class. Let's just start the class, teacher.

Vernin: (laughing and talking) Adam skipped class again? Okay, I'll talk to him later and apologize for being late today. I will make up my lunch break for you if there is not enough time.

Arin: (immediately laughed and scratched her head) Yes, I would love to steal some of your break time. Hihi!

She turned her head, walked back to the row of cabinets at the back of the classroom, and took out the hygrometer*. Vernin looked at her from afar, took the file, and walked onto the large balcony.

Vernin: Arin, it's going to be very windy today. There's probably going to be a ton of pine wood smell flying through our school (haha).

Arin immediately turned her head to look at the balcony where Mr. Vernin was sitting on the wooden floor and laughing silently.

Arin slowly walked closer to the teacher and sat facing the opposite side of the table placed on the floor.

Mr. Vernin turned to look at Arin and immediately took off his vest. The teacher gently handed it to Arin and said:

Vernin: It's cold today, put it on. Remember to bring a jacket later so you don't catch a cold.

Arin immediately smiled and took it. She put it on her shirt, then tilted her head to gently sniff the scent on the vest collar.

Arin: Have you switched to using wood note perfume now?

Vernin: (chuckled and looked at her as she spoke) You pay that much attention to the details? Refrain from talking about this in front of others, or you'll be misunderstood.

Arin: (turned around to look straight at Mr. Vernin and said while smiling) Ah, are you afraid of the rumors? (chuckled) Alright, I will be careful to keep our relationship comfortable.

At that time, Vernin took the file of documents about the different types of plants grown around the northern forest and put it on the table. He turned around to face Arin.

Vernin: (looked straight into Arin's eyes and smiled) Well, I'm not afraid of rumors; I'm just afraid that our age difference might make the way people look at this class in a different way with misunderstanding.

Arin: (immediately frowned and gently responded with a smile) Is 6 years that important?

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Meanwhile, Adam was standing behind the balcony window and gradually walked closer. He prepared to respond to Arin with a low voice and a cold face.

Adam: So our 6 years don't matter?

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*Hygrometer: device that measures humidity in the air

P/s: Who is the main character of this 6-year storyline :)?

Fact: The aromatherapy class is the smallest elective class with only two students, Arin and Adam. The class teacher is Mr. Vernin. He is a contract teacher of the school, not an official teacher. Mr. Vernin is the founder of a famous perfume factory, recruited by the school to teach knowledge about scents from nature.