SECRETS & SCANDALS
I don’t even know how long we stood there.
Not talking. Just… breathing. For the first time that morning, I didn’t feel like I was being watched.
Before Lunch – Same Day
He found me again. Just before lunch.
I was closing my locker, and there he was, already. He stole my books from my hands. I hadn’t even seen him coming.
“You don’t have to—” I started.
He raised one brow, like, Really? We’re doing this again?
I shut up.
We started walking. He didn’t say much. Didn’t need to. Just kept beside me, hands in his pockets now that I had the books.