The next day I began wearing Rhys's ring on a necklace. Lisa beamed when she saw it. She was so happy for me. There were a few whispers from other people. Wondering whose ring it could be, but only Lisa knew the truth. Rhys joined me for lunch and stole a steamy kiss before we parted. In fifth period, I watched his eyes darken in anger as people whispered about the ring. I knew he could hear them far better than I could. I shook my head subtly and he sighed.
By the next day, the whispers had gotten worse but I told Rhys that it would die down if he just gave it a couple of days. I still didn't dare to lay claim to him as my boyfriend for the entire school. I knew the hate I would get from the other girls. I didn't want to be the center of attention.
On Thursday I felt a little sad knowin
