It seemed things started to go Alice's way after she allowed Peter into her life. At least, the Evan bomb didn't drop and the rest of her day at school went as smoothly as she could have asked for. She even had Peter to hang out with for afternoon break. And while it was a new experience for her to have someone else to spend time with, he really seemed like a nice person.
So when he hesitantly asked her if he could walk her home, Alice smiled and agreed.
Her happy moment wasn't meant to last. Not while Claire stood at the bottom of the front steps of the school, tapping one high heel and sighing, rolling her eyes when Alice emerged. Her smile for Peter vanished in a heartbeat, tension returning. Peter must have sensed her change in energy because he stepped in front of her, partially blo
