“I didn’t fake an accident,” Eric laughed. “I staged a collision, and my neck is in more pain than you could imagine. But it was for a good cause.”

Crystal smiled shyly when she heard that. She was a little bit upset about Eric’s trick, but nobody had ever gone to such lengths to get her attention. “Hang in there,” she said. “We’ve called an ambulance. Someone will come in a matter of minutes. I have to get to class, though. I have to go. I can not stay any longer,”

Eric ...