Chapter 30
I’d like to say things became better the next several weeks, but they didn’t. First there was the annoying sound of Christian’s dumb heart monitor going off every time I breathed heavy. The teachers were constantly getting upset at me, but after I politely explained that I had to wear it per the doctor’s orders, they left me alone.
It was a lot harder than I expected to keep a steady heartbeat. It would go off even when I wasn’t stressed. Like a few times Matt had put his arm around me to walk me to class like he sometimes did, making my pulse race which would set off the annoying alarm. I couldn’t figure out why. Sure, he was very good looking, but I didn’t like him like that.
Whatever the reason, Matt became good practice for me to remain calm and keep my breathing slow and
