When I pushed through the doors of the academic building, the sunlight hit my eyes so sharply that I had to squint.
Julian's car was waiting at the bottom of the steps, and the driver had already opened the door.
"Nora, wait."
Julian stopped me and looked down at my knees.
"Did you hurt your knees when they pushed you down earlier? Do you need to stop by the campus health office first?"
"I'm fine." I bent down and brushed the dust off my pants. "It's just a little dirt."
He looked at me for a long moment before saying, "You know, the way you sat down in that chair back there was exactly like something your mother would do."
I could not help laughing. "Is that a compliment or an insult?"
"A compliment." He laughed too. "Come on. Let's go to my office first. Your mother said she's le
