Myra felt in a daze as Cal walked closer, and only jerked back to consciousness when he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.“Are you okay?” His voice was kind, and he was looking at her instead of snatching the laptop from her or asking why the hell was she with his laptop.“Why do you trust me?” She asked, suddenly angry. The bulk of her anger was at herself, but he seemed like the perfect person to channel it to.“What?” He frowned for the first time now.She dropped the laptop and stood up, even though her legs were weak, and tried to walk around him to the closet to start getting dressed. But he placed his hand in front of her, and she sprang back from the barricade. He walked around to stand in front and looked down at her, his eyes on hers, waiting for an answer. He looked like he did all those days in his classes, his hands crossed behind his back, his upper half tilting forward a little, waiting, patiently waiting for a student to answer his question. She felt tears stin
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