"And how's everything else?" he asked. "Good. Well, weird, actually. There's all these news vans outside his place. And I feel like we have to sneak around even more than before. It's just really frustrating. But things with James are good. We're in a really good place." "Good." We walked in awkward silence for a minute. "How's Natalie?" I finally said. "Good. We've just been hanging out. I don't think I'm looking for anything serious right now, you know?" He looked away from me again. I pressed my lips together. Because of me? My phone buzzing in my pocket was a welcome distraction. I looked down at the screen. It was an email from Professor Nolan. Penny, Class is going to be canceled until further notice. You should be getting a call from Dean Vespelli soon. The investigation did

