Chapter 10

FOUR YEARS AGO

As I walked along the hallway the following day, our eyes meet outside the first lecture hall. Cassiel looked like the perfect college guy with pretty blue eyes and a smile which looked a lot like the morning sun. He looked like someone whom I could fall for, and then he waved at me, which made his blue eyes seem even more bright and dreamy. We were both perfect strangers in the making.

As our previous run-in started to take form in my faded memory, I felt rigid and I immediately stiffened when he came closer. Before he could catch up to me, I turned around and started to pace with long strides in a different direction than where my class was, initially dreading a very awkward situation.

“Angelique, wait up!” His voice stopped me. "Angel!"

“Yes?” I turned around, trying to appear nonchalant. My nerves were everywhere. "Did you call my name?"

“Do you want to come to our party this weekend? My roommate is throwing one of his famous ragers at our apartment.” His warm smile