"What do you have? Why would I need you to do anything for me?" Caleb snickered.

"You seem so determined to deceive Jackson. Maybe you should've been prepared for failure from the very beginning!" Caleb shook off Brianna's hand and left the private room, ignoring her fate.

***

Lucas drove Serenity back home. While on the way, he urged, "If Caleb messes with you again, just call me."

Serenity said after a short silence, "Yesterday… You could've woken me up on the bus."

"Did you see the video?" Lucas explained, "You fell asleep, so I thought it would be good to let you sleep a little longer. I didn't realize someone had taken a video and even posted it online. If you don't like it, I'll have the video taken down."

Lucas had always been wary of cameras, but he had been so focused on Serenity yesterday. He had not been paying attention to his surroundings while on the bus. Serenity had fallen asleep on the bus and slept for only half an hour, but Lucas had felt content with every m