It was a good thing it was raining, because we could use it as a cover. Now that there wasn't a real teacher with us, I and Kevin had to just wing it and see where my mate's patience and strive for improvement reached. I knew we were crazy, but two weeks of having nothing to do did this to us. We were used to be on the road all the time.

“Dude,”—Kev appeared next to me, and I jumped—”just look at her, studying the snacks on the shelves.”

I did. I stared at my mate, tightening the hold over my shopping basket. There weren't many people in the store...