Chapter 23
Thursday 17th September, 2020
Star’s POV
“I’m really sorry, Star!” Said Toby, placing his hand on mine as we sat across from each other at a cafe near the Academy.
I sighed.
“It’s ok,” I said.
Toby had just broken the news to me that he wouldn’t be able to be my pretend-boyfriend because he was going abroad in a student exchange program for a few weeks. He was an avid language student and this was a great opportunity for him to practise his Italian.
“Eat lots of pasta and pizza for me,” I said half-heartedly, smiling faintly.
Toby frowned.
“I should have told you and Jillian I got accepted into the program sooner. I’ll be back in six weeks. Star, why exactly do you need a fake boyfriend? Are you trying to make the Quads jealous?” Toby asked.
I couldn’t bring myself to
