Later in the evening , I went out just to clear my head.
Nothing serious.
Just walking.
Campus had started to feel slightly more familiar again, but my thoughts still got too loud when I stayed in one place for too long.
So I moved.
Past the library. Past the student center. Toward the part of campus where people usually gathered in the evenings.
The air was cooler than I expected.
Students were everywhere—sitting on steps, walking in groups, laughing loudly like the day had been easy.
I kept my hands in my hoodie pocket and walked slowly, not really looking for anyone.
Just… moving.
That’s when I saw them.
Chloe.
And Ethan.
I stopped without meaning to.
They were standing near one of the open seating areas outside a café on campus. Chloe was laughing at something Ethan said,
