MADELEINE'S POV.The cafeteria buzzed with voices that blended into one loud hum, but I sat tucked between the three girls I’d met barely a week ago; Kira, Tani, and Jules. The first actual friends I’d allowed myself to have here. I was still learning their rhythms, their jokes, the way they teased each other effortlessly. It felt… new. Strange. Kind of nice.Although I still miss my best friends back in my hometown, and we still keep in touch very much.I was halfway through listening to Kira rant about her lecturer when the loud scrape of sneakers against the polished floor cut through the noise. When I looked up, I understood why.Caleb Jones, campus basketball star, heartbreaker, and the kind of boy girls whispered about until their voices cracked strode past our table with that slow, lazy confidence he wore like skin. His jersey clung to him, damp from practice, and his curls fell just right over his forehead.He shouldn’t have been looking at me.But he was.His gaze slid acros
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