Marcello I slammed my laptop shut. I was still reeling from Mandy's i********: surprise. The picture of her and Xyra had thrown a big into my plan, and my head was spinning with questions. What was their relationship? How well did they know each other? More importantly, what did it mean for me and Mandy? Tons of speculations were spinning in my head. I was about to disappear into a rabbit hole of thoughts when my mom's voice cut through my thoughts. "Marcello! Noah's here for you!" Noah? s**t! I left him at school. We were supposed to leave together, but I had mindlessly followed Mandy. The mention of Noah pulled me back to reality. For a while, I had to focus on pushing Xyra and Mandy to the back of my mind. I had to deal with this unexpected visit first. Gosh! I was going to rec

