The rest of the lecture was quiet, and I just sat there, my own in hand, a layer of tears resting on my eyes.
"And that... is the end for us," Nikolai said, his smile small as he unplugged his laptop. He packed up, then looked around, a small smile on his lips.
I held my breath as his eyes drifted close to Matthew and I, and I could feel Matthew's fingers tighten around my thigh. Nikolai never looked at us, however, and simply turned away, then walked out, leaving the class quiet.
I swallowed, my eyes lowering to my shoes, the same shoes he had picked out for me just this morning.
"Iris."
I looked up to Bonnie, whose expression I couldn't quite read. Her eyes fell on Matthew, then his hand on my thigh, before she turned to me again.
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