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I slowly shake ling to breathe "Do you still have the what exactly is on those papers to create such a worried look on her face Maybe they were es

She chews on her nails "Can I, by chance, have thein with"

I nod, hold up a finger, signaling to her to wait, then hurry into the apartet the papers for her I notice Luke and Violet are no longer on the sofa I head for their rooh I hate doing that But I can hear the rabbits on the other side of the door, so I decide old school is the only option I have right now When I step outside, though, she’s gone, vanished into thin air

Frustrated with arette and fight the urge not to look at what’s on the papers, despiteher privacy, and if I want a chance to get to know her, I can’t break that trust

I shake my head at myself Get to know her Like that’s even possible

I continue to ht wo, black hair and fake lips strolls up the stairway As she passes by aze and cock ance She sticks her nose in the air andin front of E an anxious glance in my direction as she shuts the door

So, that’s her uessed They look alike, only her arette, trudge back inside, and plop down on the sofa I pull out the pieces of paper fro of a douche that I’ether to find out more about her?

Before I can arrive at a conclusion, Luke wanders back into the rooreets me with a nod I nod back and quickly stuff the pieces back intobooks I need to take with me for the first day of class

"Hey, you headed to class soon?" Luke asks as he rulance up before I shake my head and move my hands "Not until to to hitch a ride with you since I have practice today" He grabs a bottle of juice before kicking the fridge door closed "Guess I’ll have to see if Seth can take s "God, I can’t believe it’s already su other than sit here on n as I set my stack of books on the table

He rolls his eyes as he unscrews the cap froo on a trip with Violet or so"

My "business" phone abruptly vibrates from my pocket, and I instantly tense

"So my friend, Seth, wants to have a party here at our house to et the phone out of my pocket "He says that his and Greyson’s one bedroo hiaive hi addict, and I as not to play forundercover work "With soer of course"