All Yours, Professor
"It's okay, Ash. Truly. What matters is that the rumors are dead."
"Yeah... they are." Ashley grinned, holding out her pinky finger between us. "And we shouldn't keep any secrets from each other from now on. Promise?"
I stared at her small finger, a suffocating hesitation freezing my movements. If she only knew. If she had any idea who I really was. Slowly, numbly, I reached out and locked my pinky with hers. "Promise."
Ashley beamed, throwing her arms around me in a tight hug. "I love you so much, Lara. I felt so awful arguing with you earlier. You're my best girl, always remember that."