ZARA- Welcome party. Jace continued an entire conversation with me in the car like nothing had happened, and honestly, I didn’t want to start reading meaning into anything. We were just best friends. At least… that’s what he thought of me. When we finally got to the apartment with our luggage, my eyes flickered toward Noah’s room. I had never stepped a foot inside there because he barely stayed in it. Sometimes, I genuinely wondered what went on in Noah’s head… where he went… Jace caught me staring at his door. “We’ll talk to the housing admin to see if we can move to any free apartment. If not, we’ll check apartments not signed to the campus,” he said. “You don’t need to stress yourself, Jace,” I muttered, dragging my box toward my room. “Zara, we are leaving this apartment if it

