"What... what is going on here?" I stammered as I took several steps back.
Autumn gave me a huge smile and skipped forward.
"Hi!"
I gawked at her. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, your teacher wanted you to come down here and get this," she showed me my workbook in her hand. "She said something about you missing a few pages. That's actually nice of her, don't you think?"
Antsy to leave, I tried to snatch my book away but she suddenly held it up. Tilting her head slightly to the side, she regarded me with a smile. The hallway was already bright, with large open windows that allowed maximum lighting but her smile seemed to brighten the area even more, like she had brought the sun in with her.
"I’m Autumn, by the way," she chirped. “I don’t know if you remember me but—.”
I couldn’t just
