Not Your Diner Girl Anymore

rush. Now, that same awareness was a radar for avoidance. I' d told myself before that my occasional dizziness was why

said one day at lunch, as I deliberately steered us to a table on the o

ean," I said, focusing o

long crush on Ethan Hayes? You' re

"I was just... observant." I picked at a loose thread on

wing look but than

Ethan cornered m

at problem set? I was a litt

urst hadn't happened. Like we hadn't happ

said, not meeting his eyes, stuffing my book into my

all, bitter satisfaction as I practically sprinted down the hall, putting dist

d by a potent cocktail of hurt and determination. My name was at the top of

I saw Brittany Clark push her way to the front. Her eyes scanned t

e hallway. "Sarah Miller? Cheated. She m

e glanced at me, then quickly away, a muscle tw

read, but also

clear and steady, meeting her venomous gaze.

g following me down the hall. But this time, I