5 The school day seemed to both drag on and fly by at the same time. As she walked her class out to the busses, she wondered if Mike was there yet. She told herself it was just because she didn’t want him to wait too long since he was doing her a favor. It definitely wasn’t because she wanted to see him. She didn’t need the drama of Mike in her life, always trying to charm his way out of something, or into something. It wasn’t going to work on her, she reminded herself. Just as the last bus drove off, she got a text from Mike saying he was here. She told him to meet her by the front doors and quickly walked through the school to meet him. The bus parking lot was at the back of the school to reduce traffic with the parents, and she was stopped no less than three times as she headed to me

