“Jessie!”
I jumped and dropped my math folder. Mr. Litmen bent down, collected my strewn papers, and then handed the folder back to me. His gray eyes pierced mine. I swallowed my saliva down, which clogged up my throat.
“How about I accompany you to your next class?” Without waiting for a response, Mr. Litmen showed me the way with his hand. “After you.”
My lips sewed up tight and my ears heated up like a stove top. Pointless excuses swirled in my head to escape the awkwardness between us.
After a moment however, he broke the silence. “That was a very impressive feat you achieved the other night.”
I blushed.
“It was very dangerous to come on your own.”
I stayed silent.
“Why didn’t you wait for Ian to come back?”
I wasn’t sure what to say. Should I tell him the truth? I figured tha
