Ellen POV
I was shocked all of a sudden. I was going to leave quickly to avoid Axl, but instead, I ran into him and even bumped into him.
"Ouh, Axl," I stammered. My heart is pounding.
"What are you doing here?" Axl asked. He didn't smile at me like he used to.
"Oh, I'm just on vacation," I replied.
"Vacation?" Axl didn't seem to believe my answer. "It's not vacation time."
"Weekend. I'm taking a leave of absence from Duff's Coffee to look for writing references," I did my best to give Axl an excuse.
"Oh, I see. You've started writing." Axl looked at me. I was really nervous. I saw Axl in class quite often without saying hello. "Are you going to watch my race?"
I hesitated to answer. I didn't want Axl to be mistaken and think I was still hoping to get back at him.
"Yes, we'll watc
