Stealing Spree

Chapter 2538 Personal Pillow

For the next few minutes, I closed my eyes and let the world shrink to the warmth of Hayashi-sensei's embrace and the steady cadence of her breathing. The burden I was ignoring lightened up, even if it was only slightly.

"See? Not so hard, is it? You're not invincible, shameless brat. No matter how much you try to be for them." Her fingers slowed their gentle weaving through my hair as her voice continued to partly scold and partly comfort me.

I let out a small, breathy laugh, which somehow tickled her enough to grab a clump of my hair and pull my face from her chest.

"If you're already fine, isn't it time to get going?" She glared down at me and I responded with a cheeky smile.

"Not yet, sensei. I can't miss this opportunity to be comforted and pampered by you."

Her hand paused and I could almost hear the grinding of her gears. "Cheeky brat. Don't push your luck."

Nevertheless, there was no real bite to her words and the way her fingers resumed their gentle motion gave me the courage to be a little more audacious.