It's probably Mark or Kyle; they might be back early for the new term. I'm unsure how to explain it to them – "Hey, your best friend and I broke up just when you were getting used to us dating. It's probably going to ruin the apartment vibe for a while. Sorry."

"Hello?" A pleasant, warm, deep voice echoes, and my heart skips a beat.

It's him, not Kyle or Mark.

Stay calm, Juls. You can handle this. You'll only be in the apartment for a few hours, and then you'll have a ...