. Olivia was there, and she gave Ben a frosty

asked Sarah, his

you finally see what Jess

er distance. I told her that her behavior,

of hope ignited

eryone' s ganging up on her because of those stu

"So you feel

targeted like that. The whole campus is talking.

ct me from your... blindness, Ben! And

his too big a deal, Sarah! It' s just some stupid college dr

to minimize her feelings,

out our relationship! It' s about respect, loyalt

with anger. "You' re the one who' s changed! Yo

words that cut deep

chool. So paranoid and aggressive, no wonder you were a ta

ing she had endured, the scars of which she still carried. He knew how much that had bro

f her headphones

he cruelty in his eyes was unmistakable. He belie

whispered, her

ha

t.

ck by the cold fury in her voice

to seriously re-eval

ic project they had worked on together earlier in the year. He' d sent an email to their professor, subtly implying he' d carri

team that Ben led. He called an emergency meeting and, citing "team cohesion issues" and "disrupti

trying to isolate her. The man she had loved for seven ye