(Danielle)
By the time the final bell rang, I was done.
Emotionally, mentally—whatever word people use for completely drained. Today had been one hell of a day. Between Samantha's full-blown cafeteria performance, Aaron nearly losing it, and me trying not to commit a felony by punching someone’s teeth in… it was a miracle I hadn’t combusted on the spot.
I slung my bag over my shoulder and walked toward the front entrance. My phone buzzed with a text from Millie, a meme of a raccoon with eyeliner smeared under its eyes and the caption: Samantha leaving school like...
I snorted, texting back a string of laughing emojis as I stepped out into the cool evening air. The wind tugged at my ponytail and brought the scent of pine and rain. And Aaron.
I didn’t need to look behind me to know he w
