Right Here With You

never seen in class before, is standing and staring back. She clearly doesn't know the answer to the question and is prepared to stare do

er since first year, leans in toward

smile and mouth a 'thank you' in appreciation to him. I can always count on George to have my back

though?" I whisp

ay back to the podium. Everyone watches as the girl packs her backpack and trudges out of the classroom without an ounce of remorse. She even plu

o talk when his elders are speaking, to bow in greeting and to apologize quickly whenever he was in the wrong. For all I know, he might not even know the

again and pointing to somethin

LEMS AND PU

far gone in the slides so there's little I can do to catch up right now. I'll just read the slides in my e

comes to an end and everyone s

s start. Otherwise you will have no one but yourselves to blame,

ickly before returning my gaze back to my phone. I had messaged Nate twice today – early in the morning after my n

s in my face. I roll my eyes and look up at him, sh

was work

Juliet's slides later today. There's a rumour abo

ything like that," I reply,

has no choice but to be stuck with me. Apart from my inconsistency in showing up for classes, which he covers up nicely

my chest. Some guy walks past us just then and yells out George's name. George giv

tudy tonight

rom my shift. I should be done by

palms together. I roll my eyes again and nod understandably. A voice yells out his name again f

'll be waiting," he says quickl

see Nate tonight after my afternoon shift which was why I had been texting him all day, but I could not tell George no. It'

f that sort. When I started dating Nate in my sophomore year, he had complained that I spent a lot of time with George and always got upset whenever he called and I said I was with George. I didn't get why he couldn't understand that Georg

hinking it's Nate calling finally. I sigh in disap

COULD I TAKE YOUR AFTERNOON SHIFT TODAY? GOT A GIG AT THIS

w, but in my opinion, she's better off changing majors and studying something music related before she regrets not doing so one day. We're the only two students from m

tonight and I'm hoping I can still get out of study early to see Nate. But Ca

lf truths about studying for a test tomorrow and a dental appointment, an

U FREE? COULD

free now and Camryn wants to do my afternoon shift. This must be what peo

COULD MEET UP. IT'S ALREADY PAST 3

volleyball players train. Not my ideal place for a date, but it'll do for now. I hurriedly rep

'll just message him later tonight that I had an extra shift at work and couldn't leave early. He'd be