Tessa’s POV
My talk with Brian earlier left a chill down my spine. I could hardly concentrate on studying in the library and I was practically a drone in my next class.
Only one more class and it would be Joseph’s evening class. I had a knot in my stomach thinking about it. We had a nice conversation in the lunchroom and I’m hoping things don’t have to be weird between us. But now everybody was talking about it.
Once I got to Joseph’s class, he was talking to a few teachers outside his classroom, including Emily.
She gave me a smile as I walked by, though it seemed strained and she stepped closer to Joseph, almost protectively. I tried my best to return her smile as I walked into the classroom.
I felt Joseph’s eyes on the back of my head.
Ruby was sitting at our usual desks in the
