The night before, ALEXIS barely mentioned the text from SUZY’s school to CODY, After he was done with his dinner and she was about to leave him .
"I’m coming with you," he blurted, his voice softer than usual, but the determination in his eyes clear. He sat on his bed, fidgeting with the cuff of his shirt like he always did when he was trying to focus.
Alexis turned around to look at him, startled by his insistence. "No, Cody. You don’t need to get involved. It’s just... school stuff," she said carefully. "I’ll handle it."
But Cody wasn’t backing down and his eyes darted around before they landed on hers again. "I... I should be there. For you." His words came out slower, almost as if he was weighing each syllable, trying to sound more collected than he felt.
Alexis sighed, noticing th
