Luke would never say it aloud, but Biology class was rapidly becoming his favorite time of the day. He had not acquired enough courage to talk to Mallory yet, but he had to the entire school year to try. And even if he could not speak to her, he was happy enough to simply bein her presence. Besides, she was able to do more than enough talking for the both of them. One day, she gave Luke a detailed explanation of how she met her boyfriend, Ryan. Luke might have found the strength to tell her he really did not care to hear about her and her boyfriend, but she would not let him get a word in, too focused on her own story to notice the disgust on Luke’s face. At the time she told this particular story, Mallory and Luke were supposed to be discussing three things they learned during the less

