“Please, someone. Kill me. Kill me now.” “Aiden! Don’t say that. It’s dangerous,” Cassandra Koo prodded his thigh with the extremely pointy toe of her boot, but he just shook her off without lifting his head from the pile of exam books scattered over his desk. She prodded him harder. “Aiden! I’m talking to you.” “Ow!” Aiden Lobo snapped his head up to glare at her, rubbing his thigh where she’d jabbed him. Two exam books slid over the edge of the desk to flutter sadly to the worn wooden floor. “What was that for?” Cassandra rolled her eyes. “Like that actually hurt, you big baby.” She flipped her hair over her shoulder and crossed her arms in one practiced move. Her hair was jet black and so thick, Aiden occasionally wondered how she didn’t snap her neck when she did that. “Be careful w

