The black sleek sedan arrived on campus, and immediately looked out of place… or so it felt to Tara. She could feel the stares even before she got out of the vehicle, and she could swear she could hear the whispers.
“I hope you’re not going to follow me around,” were Tara’s words as she got ready to open the door.
“Mr. De La Cruz allowed us a compromise,” Jared said, and her hand on the handle stilled. She was all ears. “If you’d give me your schedule and stick to it, I won’t follow you around like a lost puppy as you put it. I’ll just stay outside the auditoriums.”
That was his compromise?
“So, correct me if I’m wrong, you’re basically still following me around, only just allowing me space when I’m in class?”
“I…” he began. And then, at the glare he received from her, he said on
