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Kyle watched Kay leave, following behind Sarah before catching up to her. He sighed and turned back to face the others at the table.

He smiled wryly at Sophia, who had watched the entire 'drama' in front of her with confused eyes. He didn't explain, leaving it to Ali to do so if Sophia did want to ask. Not like Ali would have known fully what was truly going on anyway.

The less people who knew, the better.

"Mrs. Smith also has a list of candidates for you to choose from," Sam piped from the other end of the table.

"Perhaps next year, Sam," Kyle answered, "For now, I'll try to find one on my own."

As Kyle sat there, looking around at the cafeteria, he began thinking ... as much as he enjoyed school life and the carefree days, perhaps he should speed up the plan after all.