~MARS~
It's unlike Athena to be in her head especially in class. Her being unattentive and looking so anxious makes me unattentive and anxious too. It kind of started yesterday after the call with her dad. But when we went to sleep, she was alright.
“You okay, babe?”
I whisper to her since she is sitting right beside me. But she doesn't seem to have heard me. Not wanting to make too much noise and draw the lecturer's attention, I take her hand in my making her jolt in surprise and tensing up before glancing at my hand then my face; then relaxes.
But she doesn't smile.
Just a few more weeks to our finals then we will be out of this place. But after that what?
“You okay?”
I ask again whilst gently caressing her hand in mine. Athena looks at me wordlessly before shaking her head in a n
