#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 we

I remembered.

lied, not

I

I 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

took with wide eyes. Was this more proof

quad. “1 mean, our hockey team

to thinking, what if there’s

conspiracy here? Like

something?”

precisely that it

softer and sweeter. Part of me wanted to kiss

should take a good look at those when you have a chance,” James said. ” Then, I was hoping… Would you wanna meet up again?

blushed, and so

I stammered, looking

“I think

out a sigh that sounded like relief and tousled his blonde hair. ” Cool,” he said quietly, sounding just as nervous as I did. “Wanna

I said yes

hardly sleep that night

swirling

both depressed and

my heart a 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

my upcoming date

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a sweet smile.

all of the previous people with superhuman abilities were on the hockey team, and there was always one. When one would graduate and leave the team, another would show up almost immediately after. It was strange… Why was hockey so important here that there would always be a

be something else to it, and

I went to class, 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

*5 BONUS

I thought to myself as 1 sat

I was at least happy to know that I had a chance with James. He was sweet and kind, and loved academia just like I did… And there was nothing complicated

I needed someone uncomplicated

someone who wouldn’t potentially kill me for not wanting to get together with him, if what K

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

Tiffany said in a sing-song voice after a student with a

“We’re just friends. Besides, how

playfully, folding her arms across her chest. “You know, I’ve been working with him for two years and I’ve never seen him

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