*Shelby*

“Shelby, what happened?” a familiar voice asked me.

I looked up to see Jerrick staring down at me with a worried expression on his face.

“Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to run into you. I just had to get out of the classroom,” I said, pulling myself away from him, even though a part of me wanted to stay enveloped in his warm arms.

“Shelby, you don’t have to lie to me. I can tell ...