y's

made it through math, history, and some pointless elective I could barely remember, all while trying to push thoughts of Colony out of my mind. It was i

ldn't stop thinkin

ion had only grown. I hadn't seen him since the incident. He was probably h

. The usual buzz of chatter filled the room, the clatter of trays, forks, and knives creatin

a smile that quickly

ay," she remarked, raising an

tered, grabbing a sandwich. I didn't feel lik

slightly, lowering h

my hand stilling i

said with a smirk. "Colony. Don't ac

glance. "I'm not

"So, you're just gonna keep going on an

n," I replied, but my voic

t, you pull that prank on him and don't even try acting like it didn't affect you because it

No, I don't. I'm just... a

e said, grinning

cheeks, but I couldn't let her

ng feeling of guilt and confusion in the pit of my stomach. I had no idea why this was

d I feel s

gaze, I stood up abruptly. "I'm gonna

"Sure, go find him. I'll be right here

, I stormed out of the cafeteria, m

out what the hell was going on in my head. Maybe I was just mad at him for rejecting me, no, that wasn't it. I was mad because h

s fu

make sure he k

h, trying to steady myself. The large oak tree near the back fence caught my atte

was

lo

What was he doing out here, alone? It was l

of his face, to see what was going on inside his head. But as I moved closer, I realized somethin

ed... e

his shoulders were slumped in defeat. He wasn't some cold, broo

d, but I didn't have time to process

umped into me, knocking me off balance. I gasped,

ever had the audacity to walk

ist

cou

lways thinking he was the funniest, most charming guy around. If th

wide as he flashed me a cocky wink. "You know, if I didn'

"Maybe I was," I shot bac

ce. "What's really going on, Lily? I know you better than that. You've be

a step back from him. "I

ou could use someone to help you get out of your own head.

he could see through me. "You don't

ole thing with Colony Reyes? You don't care about him at all? You're not

is words affected me. "I don't care about him," I mutte

"Lily, come on. I know you better than anyone. You

ply, a sudden voi

hing ok

as C

g toward us with that cold, unreadable expression on his fa

as something dangerous and it m

ooks like I'm interrupting something," he said with a grin, cle

e one last glance b

y, who was now standing just a few feet

mething?" His voice was

All I could do was stare at him, and for a brief moment

ll was goin

, thick and heavy, until

d, before turning on hi

e of what just happened or w