The day seemed to take its time to go by. I knew that counting the seconds would only make it take longer, but I couldn’t help it. Talon seemed clingy for reasons that I couldn’t understand. He walked me to my classes and asked me questions about the orphanage…all aspects of my life that I didn’t feel comfortable telling anyone…let alone him. I tried to not be rude, but I couldn’t understand his mood swings.
I couldn’t tell if he wanted to be my friend, or if he hated me.
I wondered if he even knew yet.
“I heard you have a little sister,” he said with odd interest as the last day of the bell rang.
“Yeah,” I replied slinging my bag over my shoulder as I made my way to the hall. “Her name’s May…how did you know that?”
“News travels fast here,” he replied with a shrug.
I scrunched up my
