Trisha POV
Mrs. Tuaoné was surprisingly welcoming as I strode into her classroom 10 minutes before the lunch bell would signal Lunch‘s end. She even gave me a head start on the day’s bell work and reading assignment. With a great sigh, I began setting to work.
By the time the bell rang and students began trickling in, I was already halfway through the textbook chapter we were supposed to read. The reading wasn’t difficult, but I just couldn’t focus. It was the final period of the day, but the day’s events kept clouding my mind.
I was nervous, but part of me wanted to see Gavin again. He made me feel…strange, but happy at the same time. I had never felt this way before. He had literally only just met me hours ago, but he already elicited such a reaction from me that I seemed unable to c
