~Soren~
The red blotch on my wrist looks more terrible in the daylight.
I pull my hoodie sleeve down but it keeps riding up.
I'm at the cafeteria with my friends when I feel the pull.
I look up, and sure enough, there he is across the cafeteria with Marcus and Carter. He is laughing at something Marcus said, his head thrown back, and the sight does something unfortunate to my insides.
He’s wearing a gray Henley today. The sleeves are rolled up to his elbows, and in doing so, revealing his forearms, and I have to physically make myself not stare.
As if he felt my stare, his eyes locked onto mine and the laughter fades away.
For a moment, we just stare at each other across the room full of people, and nothing else matters. Then Marcus says something, and Felix looks away.
"Earth to S
