Daniel Jacob’s hands were visibly shaking when I walked into the classroom. He didn’t look up, instead his eyes were fixed on his phone. Moved towards his direction, coughing slightly as I walked past his desk, but he didn’t still look up. Good thing everyone was trying to settle, no one noticed or turned to look at me. Made it to the school theatre after first period. Needed some break… some time to catch my breath. One minute, we were at the back of the building, with Sarah. The next, he was ignoring me. The door creaked open just minutes later. It was Jacob. This was the last place I’d expected him to come. He walked towards me and just stood there, as he got in front of me. We just stare at each other, unspoken words hanging heavily between us. Then he just slumped

