“Patrick, can we talk?” Jasmine greeted him very early in the morning. She was waiting by the door, this time, without her usual posse of friends. Patrick stopped in his tracks. This was actually better for him, as he didn’t anymore need to go seek her out. He had been wanting to talk to her about the incident yesterday, and to find out what his ex-girlfriend had to do with it. He nodded in response. “Let me put my backpack on my seat first.” He briefly said. Patrick walked fast towards the entrance of the classroom and scanned it. Ella and Anthony weren’t there yet, but that was expected. They would usually arrive quite late, just before the bell rang, although Anthony usually made it before Ella did. Marcus wasn’t there, but his bag was, so he knew that his boisterous buddy was probab

