Chapter 144: Mistakes Abound, Lessons To Be Taught

"D-different ways to teach me to behave? What are you planning to do to me? Have me carry your bag to school, ohwaitwereonsummerbreak. Erm... Make me your servant for a week? No, wait... H-how scandalous! You... You want to rob me of my part time job earnings!?" I blurted out the only outcomes I could think of as I gasped at the worst possible outcome Orion could punish me with.

"I was wondering why you suddenly looked so aghast. You're jumping to conclusions before I could even get you to make a guess at why I would even want to punish you in that way." Orion leans back against the seat as I froze, the question I had hoped he wouldn't ask easily being dug back up and tossed into the open.

"That... Uh..." I struggled to come up with any other excuse aside from going to visit Dylan's house alone since it didn't seem to be the sole reason he was upset.