Late in the afternoon, after all the classes were done for the day, Violet found Anders leaning against the wall in the potions wing, completely absorbed with whatever he was doing on his phone.

Violet's heart fluttered at the sight of him and tried to think of ways to get his attention.

She watched as he brought out a book from his backpack, and flipped through it, before looking upward , a bit lost in thought.

"this is my chance." Violet said to herself, and walked right past him in hopes ...