~Nicole~
I yank the sweater up to cover my face and turn around fast.
No way I’m getting caught dead here.
But of course…his loud-ass voice cuts through the air.
“Oh! There she is!”
I freeze.
No freaking way.
This i***t was waving at me.
I force a weak smile and wave back. “Uh… hi.”
“Glad we could have you here, Miss Winter,” Vice Principal Harper said as I crossed over to meet them.
“Good afternoon, ma’am,” I replied, trying to sound like a model student while glaring daggers at Landon.
He grinned. “Didn’t know you both lived on the same street.”
My brain short-circuited.
“Oh…uh, yeah, I just moved here recently, so I don’t think we’ve, um, met. It’s such a huge estate and all…” God, my voice cracked halfway.
Sweat dripped down my ear.
“Yea, that's true.” She nodded, agree
