Regret Came Too Late

The man's shoulders trembled with anger, and his eyes welled up with tears, but he couldn't get a single word out in response.

The others quickly tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to drop it.

Grace simply pushed open the door and walked right in.

She saw that Jasper had already sat up. His cheeks were flushed, and he looked unwell.

Grace filled a glass with water, offered it to his lips, and placed the fever medication within his reach.

"Hurry up and take this. Your health is more important," she said.

But Jasper's eyes were fixed on his roommates.

The roommates all looked uncomfortable, knowing he'd heard their spat with Grace outside.

But they weren't usually friendly with Jasper-barely exchanging a few words with him all year-so their awkwardness only lasted a few seconds before they resumed their individual activities.

Grace seemed totally unaware of the weird vibe in the room. Once Jasper swallowed the pills, she seemed relieved.

"Jasper, have you thought about getting an apartment off-campus?"

voice quiet as he asked, "Are you seriously trying to make everyone think I have a sugar

The kid was

really think any differently of you? Why bother explaining

up from his bed. He panted heavily as if

a few

even rent something on campus. I asked at the infirmary; there are a few residential

One of them cleared

in the room, you

however, had already begun to

have time

avoid drama with his roommates, he even did his laundry off-site for the last

things packed in under ten minutes. "Ready?" she asked Jasper just stared at her,

moving in took less than half an hour. The lady renting the place took onedook at Grace and was sold; the two women even had a

Grace chatting the landlady.

a broom and started cleaning up

sweeping, she took the

on the bed rang. Thinking it was his,