Klara
I'd arrived early for the speech because I knew the place would end up being packed, and if I wasn't early, I'd end up sitting in the back. Julia had been there with me, and we'd found seats pretty close to the front.
Walking beside Jake as we left campus, I praised that decision.
Even though I had no idea how to search for him all this time, he appeared in front of me.
Julia had been curious when I told her I'd be staying behind. I wasn't the only one that hung back. Other people wanted to try and talk to the men of the Black family, but they'd been surrounded. I hadn't been sure how to talk to him. We'd locked eyes when he was on the platform, and I didn't miss how he kept throwing looks at me, so he hadn't forgotten me, either.
I'd been worrying about how I'd be able to
