The walk back to the dorms was quiet and long. Lucy kept her head down, her sneakers scuffing against the pavement as she hurried past the campus green. Every time a car slowed down near the walkway, her heart skipped a beat, terrified it was Adrian’s car.
She checked her phone for the tenth time. It was almost six-thirty. She was officially late for the "daily check-in," and Adrian was not someone who liked to wait.
Just as she reached the dorm doors, they swung open. Lucy nearly walked right into Zoe, who was stepping out. Both girls jumped back, looking equally guilty.
"Oh! Lucy!" Zoe gasped, quickly smoothing her hair and adjusting her jacket. "You’re back late. I thought you were just going to the library for an hour?"
Lucy felt a bead of sweat run down her neck. She tried to make
