s. It is the same as it was last year, white walls and carpeting, w

," she murmurs and wanders i

it," I tell her while

ks, Harrison usually doesn't go th

sorry. How would you have

bviously enough she is a police officer. It is silly, actually. Since she is a police off

he color suits it. Though, seeing someone as bright as Jana on it makes the bad memories fade. "You

w you believe

seemed off. I believe you, Hailey. I think I have for a while. I should have shown you my support last year. Wh

cted the same. How could that happen to our town,

mething happy. You need cheering

y bumped into this guy before you grabbed me, but I didn't recognize him. He was tall,

ows something I don't know. "Oh,

is it

rushes on him, it's pretty funny to watch them watch him. You can see the daydreaming in their eyes," she explains. "You know

"You're no longer

nto a sourpuss." Jana combs through her hair with her fingers, brushing it from her face. "She's with some football dumbbell rig

back onto my bed. "I don't know h

s. "Um, yo

omi

ou neve

communication consists of her giving me dirty looks. Mr. Freeman constantly reminds

itting in the library reading a random book on adaptation. I spot her at a table off to the right, an

or and Jordan," Jana intro

sweater compliments her dark skin tone beautifully, and each of her

uage, I can tell they're a couple. Jordan has a track s

e Jana. "It's ni

Taylor is a junior. I met Taylor through Jor

ile again, wondering if I should stop or n

k from Florida, and she has

at Jana, wondering why on ea

Jordan is frie

n explains, "he's a pretty cool d

nudge

ith him. They all want a relationship, but he doesn't share. You know, I would

hts up. "Speaki

he cafeteria. There is something so effortless about his movements, but he ne

it for him to reach us, m

cident with Harrison was traumatizing, and my situation with Mr. Russ was wrong on so many levels. After Harrison, I had planned on staying away from boys all togethe

r Harrison, but Mr. Russ was an adult. They aren

was a minor, and he wasn't. Why did I choose to protect Mr. Russ? Perhaps because our feelings for each

before, I'm

eyes pour down to me, he studies me, then he tur

't kno

ople keep aski

aylor. "You down

Sure, how m

he conversation with extreme interest. What is Watts'? And why

to Jana. "Y

s to me.

ook to, and I stru

but I enjoy it. Stupidly, a blush seeps to my

e I glance at Jana

team. He throws these real

a p

really not a party, mor

ve