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PRESENT MOMENT: AFTER THE RESTROOM SCENE IN THE PROLOGUE FIA I glanced down at my phone and tapped the screen to see the time. Avel had probably been gone for an hour or more, but I had not kept track of the time so I wasn't sure. With a sigh, I looked over at Olivia, who was sitting across from me, scrolling through her phone, and said, grabbing my backpack and Avel's, "I'm going to the restroom." She gave me a hazy nod and barely looked up before turning back to her screen, which made me regret telling her I was leaving. We hadn’t exchanged more than a handful of words since Avel left. Olivia had tried to make small talk, asking how long I’d known Avel or what classes I was looking forward to, but I kept my answers short, and she got the message that I wasn’t interested in talking