Shy

self for the first time that day. During her third lesson, she had Ace, Greyson's friend, trying to talk to her and then Brandon in t

was imagining it? Indianna crossed her fingers and hoped that was the case. She placed her books into her locker

nna said and Brooklyn

had yet to see her without a bubbly smile on her face. "So, I thought, consider

ly on her feet. She avoided eye contact. "Um,

ce dropped slightly and Indianna felt guilty for

library." Indianna made up an excuse as Brooklyn

at you were a

yson looking down at her, raisin

oklyn gasped.

ed. "What? It

but you don't see

," Greyson said dismissively. "Why don't you run

eyson and crossed her arms over

your mouth, Brooklyn," he warned. "I was just with Harry and he'

Ace and Kal approached them, followed by a boy with blond hair that was push

wing look. He turned and greeted the blond guy who was starin

but the blond boy was in front of her immediately, tutting and shaking his head. He plac

d and narrowed his eyes. "You know I d

ore you, Harry? You're a total delight to be around, aren't you? I can't think why I would want to

before. "Find your own way to the library," he said, barely sparing her a

ing in Harry's embrace and her lips moved in sync with his. She gripped his arms and Harry tangled his fingers in her

rolling his eyes at the couple. They pulled apart when Kal, the ginger boy, made gagging nois

, her eyes going wide

backwards, confident that she could slip away unnoticed. Greyson, however, was entirely focus

omewhere

as the opposite of what she wanted. "Er... Yeah. The library. I'm ju

e to go?" Brooklyn suggested k

causing Brooklyn to narrow her eyes and elbow Harry in the stomach. "She does." He leaned down and whi

nyone else could say anything. She pushed away the guilt she felt from being rude and focus

sking in the calming silence of the library. For the first time today, she felt at ease, surrounded by books and the few

was

ug

er jump this time, she was expecting it, having felt the p

, don't i

d the voice and reached into her pocket for

dn't give up

d scrolled through her mes

ain seared through her head. It passed quickly, but she felt disoriented and she rubbed her e

asked the voice in her head

silence. *I

possible to yell in her mind, but clearly

es, sugar. It'd be wise to do as I say and we

angry?* Indianna hissed. *Wha

didn't plan on causing you pain, but y

en going to

to apologise fo

ou're insane! What

't tel

ndianna was growing i

o tell yo

alling

nt to tell you, but I don

rubbing her temples with her fingers.

tru

do you

ou until you ar

tted. Her head was full of emotions and she wa

that, Indie. It's

me one q

on what the

o to this

paused. *Y

you

question