The girls clustered by their lockers, their chatter buzzing with excitement.
"Did you see Zev this morning? He actually drove Thalia to school," one girl whispered, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"No way," another replied, leaning in. "Since when does Zev give anyone rides? He always arrives solo, like he's untouchable."
A third girl shrugged. "I don’t know, but it must mean something. I mean, he could've ignored her, but he didn’t."
One of the girls giggled. "Maybe he’s into her. She’s different from the others, after all."
Another scoffed. "Please. She’s just the new girl—Zev can do so much better than some random newbie. But I did hear he got her out of that car all possessive, like he didn’t want anyone else around."
A fourth girl raised an eyebrow. "Are we seriously saying Zev mi
