Among the sea of faces before him, his eyes instinctively found mine, seated in the front row, as he stepped onto the stage to deliver his ceremonial speech. He held my gaze for a moment, then kept sneaking quick glances my way as he hurried through his speech.
Good! He was equally stunned.
After the event, Mason, with someone in tow, made his way to Lana and me while we were interacting with other alumni. I looked flushed and flustered, with no idea what to do with my hands.
As they got closer, I noticed his companion was…Millicent.
How?
What was happening around me?
Jack behaving possessively with me and suddenly ignoring me.
Mason appearing out of the blue. And now, he was together with Millicent?
I looked away from them as they got closer to Lana and me. This night could
