“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.

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

so surprised that she instinctively clung onto his neck. “There are still people around who haven’t left class,” she said. “We’ll

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

okay. I’m not tired.” They walked down the quiet path with lights illuminating the way. In the light beams, it looked like snowflakes were falling. Ethan’s steps were slow, wishing the

arms and saw that she had fallen asleep. Snowflakes landed on her long, dark eyelashes,

in the car. From a nearby black car, someone said, “Isn’t that

his face revealed an indescribable

and Leyton followed with her backpack. Madelyn instinctively rolled into the covers as soon as she hit the bed.

her up around 7:30.” “An hour? What if she

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