. Music thumped from a speaker nearby, and clusters of their friends laughed and talked aro

sn't

glued to his side. She laughed at everything Alex said, twirling her

ted by his stories. She laughed at his jokes, even when they weren't fun

ittle closer. Alex's expression darkened. He whispered something to Tes

ly, his arm draped lazil

ot back. "That's al

blem?" Alex's vo

n acting like I don't exist, and now y

h Ethan all you want, but I

s diff

Alex ch

ed. "Because I don't care about

to be, and suddenly everything seemed qui

tened, like he wasn't su

," Mia stammered,

stepping closer

ice barely above a whisper. "And s

crazy?" Al

she mu

ve been feeling for weeks,"