Worried because I hadn’t responded, Oliver called me.

“Baby, why haven’t you replied? Did something happen?”

My mind was in chaos, so I changed the subject. “I’ve been really swamped with school stuff... By the way, why haven’t I seen you hanging out with your basketball buddies lately?”

Oliver sighed softly. “Don’t even mention it. A few of them got expelled for messing around with relationships. The news got covered ...