Before Cooper could ask what he meant, the bell rang. Mike stood, flicked his pencil into the floor, and grabbed his bag. "See you." Cooper watched him go, feeling his good mood slip away. Well. It was nice while it lasted. He heaved a sigh and headed for his next class, decidedly less chipper. Venus used to worship the ground Jess walked on. But I guess she replaced her easily enough, huh? Mike had sounded so...bitter. Which was strange, given his recent infatuation with Stephanie. Did he feel guilty for finally moving on with someone else? Jessica certainly would've been furious to find her old life uprooted by her ex-best friend. But Jessica was dead. She was dead, and even in life she'd treated the guy like s**t. Mike didn't owe her a thing. Grief doesn't have an expiratio

