Ethan couldn't focus for the rest of the day.
The teacher had called him out in front of the entire class, people had laughed, and Ava had laughed too.
That should've been the most embarrassing part.
It wasn't.
The most embarrassing part was the fact that he still couldn't stop thinking about her.
The dark circles under her eyes.
The way she'd been rubbing her temples during class.
The way she looked like she hadn't slept properly in days.
It was ridiculous.
She was Ava Williams.
His rival.
His project partner.
The girl who had stolen his number one spot.
So why did he care?
By the time project work started after school, Ethan had made up his mind.
He was going to stop thinking about her.
Unfortunately, Ava arrived looking even worse than she had earlier.
She dropped into
