The storm continued to rage on outside, but the atmosphere between us had shifted to calm.
We sat there, just looking at each other, our mugs of hot chocolate cooling unnoticed.
"So how do we deal with this at school?" I asked, the question leaping to the forefront of my mind.
"It would probably be best that we avoid one another," he suggested. "Fortunately you don't have any classes with me, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
I nodded in agreement. That probably would be the best way forward. If we wanted to keep this quiet, then we should probably keep it strictly extracurricular.
"Can we still talk during the week though? Like messages and stuff..." I trailed off hopefully.
"Yeah, I don't see an issue with that. Obviously just make sure you don't save my actual name in case someone
