Jake’s POV
It was another ordinary day at school—well, as ordinary as things could get with Jonathan sitting next to me. Jonathan wasn't like the other kids. He wasn't loud, nor did he try to be the center of attention. He was quiet, almost too quiet, but there was something about him that I couldn't quite figure out. Maybe it was his calmness, like he didn’t really care what people thought of him. Or maybe it was the way he looked, different from the other kids; he looked sickly, with a sort of sadness in his eyes that I couldn't explain.
"Hey, Jonathan," I said, nudging him with my elbow. He looked up, blinking a bit, like he was lost in his thoughts.
"Yeah?"
I grinned, leaning back in my chair. "Want to see who can finish this math quiz first?"
Jonathan smiled faintly, but it wa
