CASSANDRA
"Cass, can we talk for a minute?"
I stopped knocking on Zachary's door and turned around. Erick was standing behind me. He waited with a face that was difficult for me to understand.
"Finally, you are talking to me after several days of silence."
"Forgive me. I have an explanation for that."
"Okay, where shall we talk?"
Erick took me to the reading room. It was the only place quiet and private enough to have a serious conversation. Erick sat at his desk and turned his laptop towards me.
"Could you please look at this?"
I don't want to look at the laptop. Instead, I looked Erick straight in the eye.
"Why are you avoiding me?"
"I'm not avoiding you, Cassandra. This is a job requirement. I was assigned to investigate the Gray Roxell assault case at the academy. I have to b
