When we got to school I saw Avery sitting on the chairs out the front of school staring off into space.
I walked over to her but when she didn’t hear me, I snapped my fingers in front of her face to get her attention.
“Oh, Emma. Sorry.” She said, coming back to reality.
“Hi. Is everything alright?” I asked.
“Yeah. It’s all great.” She said.
“Don’t lie to me.” I said. And she turned a little further to see Noah standing behind me. “Don’t worry about him either.” I said.
“Is that your new personal security?” She asked.
“It is. But we’re not talking about that.” I said. And she started nodding her head.
“I know. It’s nothing you need to worry about. Really.” She said standing up. She gave me a smile, but I could tell that it was fake and we walked inside the school building to
