Unbelievable. Un-f*****g-believable. Alisha had stood frozen in her place for a few seconds once she realized who her partner for the rest of the semester was going to be. ‘Please, please, take your seats.’ The teacher said. Maya hadn’t hesitated, she had practically ran to her new seat, giddy as she did so, while Alisha blinked once, twice and then slowly walked to her new seat, sidling right beside her new desk mate, right beside Hayley. ‘Hey.’ Alisha greeted, offering a casual smile that she was hoping could pass for friendly and unassuming as she fought the eager grin that was threatening to split her face in that moment. s**t, she needed to calm down, she was acting so stupid right now, wasn’t she? ‘Hi.’ Hayley said, nodding with a tight lipped smile that told Alisha that sh

