“Emily, have you seen Max today?” I ask when I sit down at our usual table for lunch. She has just taken a huge bite of her mac and cheese so she shakes her head ‘no’. When she swallows her food then she speaks.

“Aren’t you in almost every class with him? Wouldn’t you have seen him before I did?” She asks, giving me a look and I narrow my eyes at her.

“Super helpful, Emily,” I roll my eyes and then scan the cafeteria. I don’t see him ...