Chapter 49 - Rose

“Okay, class, let's give a round of applause to thank Mr. and Mrs. Townsend for letting us know how a winery works and Jasmine for bringing them in today.” Mrs. Greenman, Alec's teacher, encouraged the class as the little red-haired girl's family took their seats again to the sound of class applause, although it was quite noticeable that most of the children were more concerned with talking to their parents than paying attention "Now...” the teacher held the roll call up to eye level for a moment, before smiling “How fast time has flown by. It's time for the last performance of the day. Alec and Mr. and Mrs. Vamcap, would you come over here, please?”

With a smile, Rose got up from the small chair she was sitting in next to Aaron and Alec, accepting the hand that the little boy extended to her, leading them to the square and the eyes of the class, who now seemed more focused on them than all the other parents. And Rose couldn't understand why, until