Rose POV
Having that day off was the best decision we could have made because a few days later, after handing in our remaining assignments, we were given a ton more work to do, including a group project. The project was originally designed to require three members, but the lecturer decided to make it more challenging and reduce the teams to consist of two people instead.
I had assumed that Mary and James would pair together, but it turned out that Mary had already teamed up with a girl named Shelly. I found it quite strange; usually, James and Mary were inseparable in everything they did, even in things that one of them would probably not enjoy. But they stuck together.
Not really knowing anyone else, I naturally asked James to be my partner since we were the only other friends we had b
