Chapter 43
(Clara)
Things with Ethan should have felt easier after that night.
And technically, they did.
He texted me constantly now. Waited for me after lectures. Walked me back to my apartment whenever he could like it was the most natural thing in the world.
Everyone knew we were together at this point.
Maya called us “disgustingly cute.”
Anna wouldn’t stop smirking every time Ethan’s name appeared on my phone.
Even Roxie had started making annoying comments anytime Ethan touched me in public.
“You two are becoming unbearable,” she complained dramatically one afternoon in the cafeteria.
“You’re just jealous,” Maya replied immediately.
“Of what? Emotional dependency?”
Ethan looked offended. “Wow.”
I laughed quietly as he slid into the seat beside me carrying two drinks.
He
