“Are you really planning to invite Rachel on a date?” Alfred exclaimed with a sudden burst of enthusiasm, his voice echoing off the rooftop walls. He was mid-sip of his cola when he nearly choked, the carbonation catching him by surprise.
We were perched high above our school, a place typically off-limits to students, but because of the generous donations our company had made to the principal, we had been granted access. The sun was beginning to dip below the horizon, casting a warm golden glow over the sprawling campus below.
“Shhh! What if somebody hears you?” I hissed urgently, pressing my index finger to my lips in a dramatic gesture. The last thing we needed was to attract unwanted attention, especially with us being up here, breaking the rules.
Alfred waved my concern away with a
