“Where’ve you been?” Evan said, waving his hand in front of Anne’s face.
She blinked, then turned toward him. Her eyes were dazed, like she wasn’t seeing him at all. Evan didn’t think she’d met anyone else’s eyes for months, not since she’d started having nightmares almost every night. She hardly ever looked at anyone besides him anymore.
He touched her arm.
“You okay, Anne?”
She gasped and finally focused on him. He started to move his hand, but she grabbed it. He was a little scared by the tears in her eyes.
“Evan,” she whispered. “Don’t go home.”
“What? Why would I go home? We’re here for another three hours. This crazy class in the middle of vacation was your idea, remember?”
She shook her head, still staring into his eyes.
“Listen to me. Evan, you have to listen to me!”
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