BIT OF BLUR LAURA

Laura

The hallway was buzzing with the usual pre-class chatter, but my brain was too busy spiraling to notice. Friday night. Art guy. A date.

What the hell had I been thinking? My mouth had just run off without consulting my brain, and how I was stuck in the world's most colossal lie.

I had no date. No art guy. Just a ticking time bomb of a promise I couldn't keep.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't see the arm until it slammed across the doorway, blocking my path. I froze mid-step, staring at the muscular forearm in front of me. Slowly, I shifted my gaze forward, already knowing who it was. Josh.

Of course.

I inhaled deeply, forcing myself to keep calm. Without so much as a word, I ducked beneath his arm and stalked into the classroom. My heart was racing, but I ignored it.

Sliding into the front row, I exhaled. Josh was a jock. Jocks. didn't sit in the front row unless they were forced to by the teacher-and Mr. Davis was too old and tired to bother. Sitting

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here was my sanctuary.

Or so I thought.

screech of a chair being dragged across the floor made me stiffen. I didn't have

of a brick

but stayed silent, sliding

students, and I focused on my notebook, pretending to scribble something important. But Josh didn't seem to care about my

I ignored him.

muttered under his

edges of my desk and chair. In one swift motion,

was close enough to catch the scent of his cologne, woodsy with a hint of spice. Stop thinking about his cologne, Laura He leaned in, his voice

don't," I whispered back

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meet his

do," he said, his tone unyielding. "I wasn't

My stomach dropped.

He remembers.

desk. Did Josh

snapped, panic threading

grin tugged at the corner of his

shuffle my chair back into position, making a show of it as Mr. Davis

room.

back, swiveling his chair like he didn't have a care in the world. But his

ahead, gripping my pen so

side of my face, its weight making my

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