Paul sighed.
He went back to his room.
When Athena came back at night, Paul told her that the class would end tomorrow.
Athena didn't force him.
"Paul, thank you for tutoring Mia these days," she said softly, "You know, some bad things happened to our family. I can hardly take care of myself. Thank you."
Paul thought for a while.
He asked a question that should have been asked a long time ago. "Are you okay?"
Athena was taken aback. She did not expect that Paul would ask this question.
Her eye sockets felt hot, and then she shook her head. "To be honest, no."
Paul glanced at Athena and nodded. "Everything will be fine."
"Yeah." Athena stroked his head. "Work hard in the new semester. Don't always make the dean angry. His hair is gray."
There was a little smile on Paul's face. He nodded. "Okay."
After a brief conversation, Paul went back to his room to sleep.
The next day, Paul finished the last class in winter vacation and was sent back to his home.
There were dirty streets and alleys. Wires piled up in a mess above his head.
Paul walked forward slowly.
He went to the door of his house, unlocked it, and entered.
The old house was inherently damp and prone to mold. He hadn't lived in it for some time, so it had an unpleasant smell.
Paul closed the door and stood for a while in the living room.
He used to like the quiet environment. During this time at Mia's house, Mia often made a lot of noise.
After he returned to the quiet home, he was not used to it.
After Paul grew up, he knew why he was not used to it that day.
He was cared for by so many people. After he returned to an empty home with no one there, of course, he couldn't get used to it.
He put down his school bag and then fetched some water to carefully clean the house.
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