At Crossroads

rolled by. Lucy was aware of the recent turn of even

striking down hard. Some students who couldn't stand the sun found cover in the walkways. Some sat by the lawns too. The school band was practicing as the band leader waved her hand

was

and he went o

aring a woollen sweater and folded her hands like it

er-sweet face. Gray felt sorry for her, and he blamed

what's up?" He

e headache, I don't know e

Kate, you'd be f

xactly" her v

Kate, you'd be f

lled her eyes at h

beside her He had no

arations for the party" she

ver be this nice, how dumb wa

st matter righ

's t

bout it when y

hope I'm not sp

really nice"

le. The sickness

ank

ng back the dance top

l arrived, and th

class. He kept a seat between hims

or her he helped her with her note

and she took an excuse from the teach

r than before, getting better. She sat in front of her class with Meg, a fellow classmate. Gray watch

about both of them. In truth, there was nothing but they knew

ing. She termed everything "fine" and she then broke the new

t he calmly avoide

it became obvious that sh

his 16th birthday and

re friends. He consoled hims