“Why’d you come to the school?” Madelyn asked, catching her breath with her hand on her chest.

“George called me and told me you hadn’t come home yet. I thought you might still be at school,” Ethan said, giving a smile. “I was worried since it’s late, so I came to check on you. I didn’t expect the students here to be so enthusiastic.”

Madelyn and Ethan rode the elevator down to the first floor. Madelyn looked anxiously back at Leyton, still upstairs. “You’re such a big shot, most people don’t get to see you,” she said. “You could’ve just given me a call.” “I tried to call, but your phone was off, Ethan said.

“Oh!” Madelyn exclaimed, finally realizing. “I turned my phone off during the test. I’m sorry. You don’t have to wait for me; you’ve got a lot of work to do.”

“How could I not worry when you’re alone?” he asked. Madelyn’s lips lifted into a smile. Nobody had ever been this kind to her.

said. “Do you want me to carry you?” Madelyn shook her head. “No, that’s okay. I’m not

up into his arms. Madelyn was so surprised that she instinctively clung onto his neck.

own girlfriend. Nobody can say anything about that.” Madelyn was worried about Ethan’s

lights illuminating the way. In the light beams, it looked like snowflakes were falling. Ethan’s steps were slow,

He looked down at Madelyn in his arms and saw that she had fallen asleep. Snowflakes landed on her long, dark eyelashes, making her

school grounds, Leyton had already pulled up in the car. From a nearby black car, someone said, “Isn’t that Madelyn in his arms? Why’s she still at school so late?

indescribable chill. “It’s her house. Why wouldn’t she come

the way to the Arnold residence. Ethan carried her upstairs, and Leyton followed with her backpack. Madelyn instinctively rolled into the covers as soon as she hit the bed. Ethan tucked her in and

of the maids wake her up around 7:30.” “An hour? What if she oversleeps, misses a class, and gets

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