In preparation for our exams the following morning, Aaliyah and I camp out in the library until late on Thursday night. She managed to get permission from her parents by begging them to let her study with me. "Can we take a break?" she complains at half past 11. "Sure," I mutter as I place my laptop on the table in front of me. "How are you?" she inquires with a curious grin and I want to sigh. This was just a plot to get me talking. "I'm fine, how are you?" I reply with a small smile. "I'm great," she admits. "I couldn't help but notice that you've been hanging out with Asa and Maya a lot recently." "Yeah..." I agree. Here it comes... "How is Asa?" she inquires. "He's good..." I respond hesitantly. "In bed?" she blurts, which gets a surprised blink from me. Her long braids are tie

