Much to Lia’s dismay, I spent the entire weekend setting up my new phone and reading ahead a few chapters for each class. I texted Daemon to thank him since not only did he get me the phone, he’s footing the monthly bill too. I could tell I was on his account when I saw our phone numbers were only a couple of digits apart.
I gave my number to my brother and parents, but I didn’t tell them a boy gave it to me. Instead, I told them the school learned I didn’t have one, so they gave it to me as part of my scholarship. They were proud, but I didn’t feel good about lying to them.
After the quick weekend, it was somehow Monday, and we were sitting in the lecture hall waiting for professor Hofmeister to start class. Lia and I sat in our usual spot, and Daemon and Cory were seated where they we
