The rest of the week passed in a blur. Work was frenetic, which was good because it stopped him worrying about Saturday. Saturday. Oh, God. It wasn’t even just about Alexander. Meeting all the people he went to school with was ridiculously daunting. He couldn’t fathom why. Most normal people were really excited about meeting up, couldn’t wait to see how everyone had turned out but him, he was having frigging palpitations every time he thought about it. Added to that he hadn’t seen sight nor sound of Max. It was as though he’d disappeared. They usually bumped into each other at various points in the week, but his door had remained stubbornly closed. Still, they had agreed they would run on Friday.
Come Friday and it was hotter than ever. The entire city was sweltering in the heat. Luke was
