The other girl wasn’t with them—what was her name again?
Of course. He finally remembered. Natasha
As he sat in silence, listening to them talk, he began to understand the numb expression on their faces and why she hadn’t joined them. It had something to do with an assault of some sort, but then he berated himself not to concern himself with her—she was the least of his concern.
Landry noticed how frequently he looked in their direction. “Are you okay?”
He turned to look at him. “Yeah.”
“Noticed you staring at those girls over there, and thought—”
“I only met them yesterday. In school.” He brought his voice low. Just as he could listen in on their conversation, the girls could also do the same.
“You know that’s a bad idea, right?”
“The girls? Or the school?”
“Both.”
He didn’t ans
