His eyes met mine, steady and serious. "About us... dating."

I didn’t respond. The moment I stepped into the dorm, the others started snidely commenting, "Wow, you're back early. Who were you fooling around with this time?"

Erin pulled me aside and whispered, "Just let the counselor know you’re back."

I nodded. Because of my quiet nature, I didn't have many friends at school. On the contrary, quite a few people disliked me. Jessica, the school ...