#Chapter 35 Just Friends

#Chapter 35: Just Friends

Nina

When I saw Lisa run and jump into Enzo’s arms, I felt my heart break just a little bit. I knew we weren’t ever together, but it still hurt to see them being so affectionate with her. I had overheard Enzo saying some really sweet things about a girl in the locker room earlier, but as I saw them together now, I knew that he was talking about Lisa.

Enzo had played so beautifully during the game. Had it all been for Lisa?

I didn’t want to stick around any longer, so I left without a word and slipped into the crowd. I just wanted to go home and cry.

“Nina!” I heard a familiar voice call from ahead of me. I picked up my head to see James standing by the exit with a soft smile on his face. Even though my 5 BONUS

chest ached from seeing Lisa and Enzo

together, the pain lifted a bit to see

James.

“Hey!” I said, putting on a smile and

walking up to him “I didn’t know you

were here.”

“I actually came for you,” he said, making my heart skip a beat. “Can I walk you home? I found something that I think you’ll wanna see.” He gestured toward the door behind him with his thumb.

I nodded and we walked out of the arena together.

We broke away from the stream of

students and walked toward the quad.

“Remember how Enzo’s PT results

were significantly better than anyone

James asked as

remembered. “Yeah, I

I lied, not wanting

I had in

was looking at some old records,” James said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a thin stack of papers. “I noticed that Enzo isn’t the first student here to have insane PT results. I thought you’d find

with wide eyes. Was this more proof

hockey team,” James said, stopping next to the large fountain in the middle of the quad. “1 mean, our hockey team has always been the

thinking, what if there’s

of conspiracy here?

something?”

precisely that it wasn’t drugs

amber light from the streetlamps, his face looked even softer and sweeter. Part of me wanted to kiss him right now, to let him take me back to his room, but I knew that that was just my brain trying to comfort itself after seeing that Lisa and Enzo were

a chance,” James said. ” Then, I was

blushed, and so did

I stammered, looking at

“I think I’d like

like relief and tousled his blonde hair. ” Cool,” he said quietly, sounding just as nervous as I did. “Wanna grab coffee on

I said yes

sleep

swirling around my

depressed and relieved

little bit as I had genuinely begun to develop feelings for Enzo, this could also mean that he no longer thought I was his mate and that I was in the clear. Maybe the end of all of this drama was in sight and I could just be done

my upcoming date with James, the

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a sweet smile.

When one would graduate and leave the team, another would

something else to it,

Lisa gave me a dirty look when I entered the lecture hall, but she didn’t come over to harass me again — probably because she was already satisfied to be back together with Enzo and didn’t have to bully me out

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myself as 1 sat down.

at least happy to know that I had a chance with

I needed someone uncomplicated

wanting

work with Tiffany. We were supposed to be working in the office all day and tending to sick or injured

student with a migraine finally left.

friends. Besides, how do

working with him for two years and I’ve never seen him

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