NOAH’S POV At long last, the hellish French class ended. I swear, if torture had a language, it’d be French conjugation. Penny, Nathan, and I finally stumbled out of the room like war survivors. Nathan and I looked like we’d been run over by a farm truck, while Penny had this annoyingly bright sparkle in her eyes, as if she’d just stepped out of a Parisian fairytale. Nathan turned to me, brow furrowed, finger raised like an overdramatic mom. “Don’t. Do. This. Again,” he warned with mock seriousness. I snapped to attention, saluting him. “Roger that, captain.” Penny let out one of her signature fairy giggles. “Honestly, you guys are just dramatic. I actually enjoyed it!” Nathan and I exchanged a mutual eye-roll so powerful it could’ve triggered a minor earthquake. “Okay, buddies! Time

