The next few weeks in Prof. Michaels’ class turned out to be surprisingly uneventful.
Hayleigh expected to be called out incessantly, requested to stay after class like Rowen used to do, but since the first day of the term Keiran didn’t so much as look in her direction again.
It was a welcome change she accepted with open arms. She had enough schoolwork to worry about than be involved in any more trouble. Prof. Michaels was paying her no heed and Rowen was steering clear of her. For the first time in a long time Hayleigh was feeling at peace again, able to focus more on her studies.
On a Monday afternoon in English Literature class, Hayleigh sat in her usual spot at the farthest, leftmost corner of the room. Midterm papers from last week were finally being passed around, and Hayleigh co
