~ A M E L I A ~ Why was I so nervous? I had met up with Everett so many times on a Saturday morning. Except this time was different. This time, we weren’t meeting by the lake like we always did, we weren’t in gym clothes preparing for a training session or having our usual spats. This time, we were working together for the first time to achieve a mutual goal. We were a team. Well, that was the plan, at least. My leg was shaking, and I was chewing on my pen as I anxiously waited for Everett to arrive at the library. It was a much more public location for the two of us to meet up. The thought of one of my friends or anyone catching us together only made my nausea worse and worse. I found a booth in the corner of the library; it was in a quiet and secluded part of the library. It fel

