(Clara)
The rest of the week passed surprisingly fast, and for the first time in a while, my life felt almost normal again.
Classes were exhausting as usual, Roxie continued causing problems wherever she went, Maya continued enabling her bad decisions, and Ethan somehow found a way to make every single day a little better simply by existing.
I was sitting in the library on Friday afternoon, staring at a page of notes I had already read three times, when my phone buzzed beside me.
A smile immediately appeared on my face when I saw Ethan's name.
Ethan: Are you free tomorrow?
I picked up my phone and replied.
Me: Depends. Are you planning to kidnap me?
His reply came less than ten seconds later.
Ethan: Only if necessary.
I laughed quietly.
Across from me, Maya looked up from her te
