CRYSTAL POV
It didn't feel like I was completely drowning in it anymore.
Immediately, the class ended I stayed seated.
Not because I had anything to do, but because I didn't trust my legs to carry me past him without reacting.
"Come on," Donald said beside me, already standing, his tone was casual like this was just another normal class ending. "If you stay too long, it'll look like you're waiting for him."
My head snapped slightly in his direction.
"I'm not."
"I know," he cut in calmly, slinging his bag over his shoulder. "But they don't."
I pressed my lips together, he wasn't wrong.
I exhaled quietly and stood up, adjusting my bag as I avoided looking toward the front of the class, even though I could feel Ryan's presence there.
We moved with the rest of t
