I let go of his shirt the moment I realized what I was doing, but the sudden loss of his physical presence left me feeling hollow and cold. I trembled against the freezing glass wall.
Flashback (Six years ago.)
I was in the changing room, getting ready for sports class. We were running that day, a workout almost all my friends hated, but I loved it, I liked the sharp burn it gave my lungs.
Ethan was down with a fever, so sick he could barely move his limbs, and I was terrified for him. I had already planned to ask the driver to stop by the hospital after school so I could check on him.
I finished dressing early while most of the girls in my grade were still changing. Sitting on the low wooden bench by the lockers, I leaned over to knot the lace of my running shoes, waiting around until
