Halle was more quiet than usual during the lunch period, very focused on her work, but when she finally did start talking, it was about the game.
“You’re coming with me, right?” she’d asked, this big smile on her face.
I mean, no. I didn’t want to. “I don’t know.”
Her smile slipped a bit. “Really? I thought . . . I mean, I was really excited,” she mumbled, tucking some locks of red hair behind her ear. “It’s been a while since . . . uh, never mind.”
“Since what?” I wondered.
“Well, since I had someone to go with,” she shrugged, frowning.
Oh right. “Is it because of the rumors?”
Another shrug. She was being sort of evasive now, trying to focus on the masterpiece she was working on before her instead of my curious gaze.
“I . . . don’t know about
