Disclaimer: I do not own HOA, and this is completely fan based for the love of the fandom!

Patricia ran cold water from the faucet in the girls bathroom. She put her hands under the ice cold water and placed them on the back of her neck.

Her head was spinning, it made no sense. How was she going to physicaly walk into his class this afternoon, how could she act all chummy like the rest of the students so excited that he was back, well she couldn't act this way. She couldn't act like nothing had happened. So much had. Patricia had spent so much time turning these thoughts over in her mind last term, when eveything was happening, she tried to deal with it. Why had he done it; she couldn't for the life of her make sense of it.

It was all too complicated.

Patricia decided to go back to the house, either she was going to spend the rest of the day wracking her brain about it, or she was going to try and get her mind off of him. She pretended to be sick, Victor didn't fall for it, but to Patricia's surprise Vera sent her to her room without a moment of hesitation.

After about an hour Vera came in to check on her. She was curious, and knew for a fact that Patricia wasn't feeling ill.

"Well you don't have a fever. Nor any signs of illness. I should send you back to class."

"Please don't."

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't."

"Well, Vera please, I.."

Patricia had to think quickly, as if she was going to tell Vera the truth. But why not stretch the truth.

Vera gave her a more stern look. She was about to send Patricia back to class, when the truth came spilling out of Patricia mouth in desperation.

"I can't go to class, the relplacement teacher for Mrs. Andrews, is well, horrible, he used to work here and I hated that class so much."

"That's not a good enough reason not to go to class Patricia."

"And there well I'm having girl troubles. Well I guess you'd call them boy troubles."

"Hmm. Very well, just this once do you hear me, only this one time, will I let you get away with this. But understand, you are to stay here in your room till classes are over to be fair with the other students. Do not tell the other students of the kindness I am doing for you either, cause I will not be doing it for them. Which means you're getting special treatment so I would like all of your respect. Are we clear?"

"Thank you so much Vera, really."