(Alice & Lucas)
The next morning, Alice walked down the quiet path beside the dorms, heading toward her faculty building. The sun had barely risen, casting golden light across the pavement. Her thoughts were full of lectures, deadlines… and the strange feeling that hadn’t quite left her since yesterday.
Then, a sleek black car pulled up beside her.
She turned instinctively, startled.
The window rolled down—slowly—and there he was.
Lucas.
Wearing casual clothes, his cap gone, hair slightly messy, and a quiet smile on his face. No disguise today.
Alice blinked. “What… are you doing?”
He leaned one arm casually on the window frame. “Just taking in the view.”
She rolled her eyes and turned to walk.
“Alice,” he called again, this time softer.
She hesitated, then sighed and turned bac
