Zara's POV
***Flashback***
I was standing in the courtyard at the academy, watching the others. It was a beautiful day, but my mind was preoccupied. Suddenly, a voice broke through my thoughts.
"Zara, right?"
I turned around to see TitoLin standing there, a casual grin on his face. He looked as confident as ever, his piercing eyes locking with mine. There was something about him that pulled me in immediately.
"Yeah," I replied, a little flustered, not expecting him to talk to me. "You’re TitoLin, right?"
"That’s me," he said, stepping a little closer. "I’ve seen you around. Never thought I’d get the chance to talk to you."
I raised an eyebrow. "Why, because I don’t look like the type to talk to someone like you?" I teased, trying to hide the fact that I was nervous.
He laughed, a w
