O

ghter left my clinic. There was something so fa

er scent. or h

tant for the next patient. My schedule today was pack

on for the day when I receive

?" I a

oah, wh

u call?" I asked, try

. Everyone from the class who's living in California has confirmed they'll be coming. It's bee

our class president. He had always been t

if I'm free,

f events. My work had always come first, an

osen up. Don't bury yourself in work. You and Emma Cooper

er name made my

chubby girl who suddenly disappear

blank, and I fr

her, Noah? Are

William's voice snapp

using for the past seven years. It looked old, wo

d back, and I felt

my bi

h her. She had liked me for a while, and I could se

she was beautiful. Her face was striking-especially those hazel eyes-and he

with me, which I found amusing. I agreed

dn't hesitate. She gave herself to me th

side table. I opened it and saw a black fountain pen, a birthd

ould tell she must have wo

at a hickey?" Joshua's voic

my birthday. I had invited Emma, but she said

ckey Emma had left on me. I did

ng in at a hotel with fatty Emma? Don't tell me that

m stared at me, wai

mma? Is she your girlfriend now?

deal if I slept with her? She was even prettier than the campus queen

What in the world were you thinking? Yuck

t liking the way they

tell me you've fallen in love with her?" B

shout. I wanted to defend her,

he blackmailed him into sleeping with her, and he probably had no choice

e to answer. I could feel the pressu

rl isn't someone I'd ever date," I

handle their pressure. This was the answer they wan

I'm leaving next month," I adde

nawed at me. I knew the words I had spoken were wrong, but Emma

nted to ask her out, to make up for what I'd said. But when I t

ly treat what happened between

houted, pulling me

high school reunion?"

t heard from her since graduation. She was still in our WhatsApp group, so I assum

tend now if she knew yo

but hearing that Emma might

tion, to see how she'd r

though part of me was already