Livia’s POV
Strangely enough, even when the weekend passes and creeps closer to our semester break, I don’t feel bad at all.
Ford keeps avoiding me. Of course. I already expected that. He doesn’t talk to me when we’re alone and he only talks to me in a formal, upbeat tone when Nadine is around. It keeps her oblivious to what’s happening.
But now that I know that he wants me—and confirmed it all the way—there’s no way I’m backing down.
Right now, I just need to survive a couple of days of school.
“You feel good enough to be here, right?” Nadine asks as we get to the main hall. “You can always get a note and come home if you don’t feel good.”
“I’m fine,” I tell her. “The fever is gone and I feel quite nice actually.”
Gathering my books from my locker, I smile at her. She frowns, take
