( 7.6 ) u n k n o w n THERE WAS STILL THIS AURA AROUND THEM, BUT JUDE FELT IT LIGHTEN BY THE MINUTE. The love in Jude's eyes was falling back behind the hopes of them seeing each other, which was soon on Christmas Eve, under the bright artificial lights downtown. He looked at Simon; the boy that sat on the bleachers looking at him run laps around the gym, with beads of sweat cascading from his forehead to his cheeks. The rest of the baseball team were training as per usual, running laps to train their stamina, hoping that they'll win the next season. But Jude's focus was way beyond training. His focus was on the ginger-haired boy, who was staring lovingly back at Jude. It felt too good to be in love,

