"It's not that I don't want to be friends with you. I don't know how. I find it even more difficult because of that secret. I'm afraid this…," I pointed out in between us, "will happen before the friendship starts. Which did happen now."
I glanced at my friends who were hiding from the bushes and back to Mikaya, who had not said a word since Tanner brought her here.
I could not go to their class because of the students who seemed to be waiting and watching what I would do next. Besides, I wanted to talk to her in private. Tanner thought of a plan and he ordered us, three, to wait at the garden at the back of the auditorium building. We didn't know then what he planned until we saw him walking to us with Mikaya San Pedro.
In contrast to his frowning appearance, Mikaya had nothing to sho
