Cole pov
I noticed it the second I walked through the gates. A couple of teammates near the entrance went quiet as I passed, one of them glancing sideways, murmuring something to the other before both suddenly found somewhere else to look.
I didn't think much of it at first. Probably gala gossip, still circulating weeks later than it had any right to.
Rhys caught up with me near the lockers, and I noticed his clock was the same thing I had, though he didn't mention it either.
Kayla met me at the library before first period, our history project spread across the table, and the easy rhythm we'd built over the past few weeks settled comfortably into place, arguing over sources, trading quiet jokes, the two of us working better together than either of us probably deserved credit for.
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