CHAPTER 112: AWKWARD REUNION

It's probably Mark or Kyle; they might be back early for the new term. I'm unsure how to explain it to them – "Hey, your best friend and I broke up just when you were getting used to us dating. It's probably going to ruin the apartment vibe for a while. Sorry."

"Hello?" A pleasant, warm, deep voice echoes, and my heart skips a beat.

It's him, not Kyle or Mark.

Stay calm, Juls. You can handle this. You'll only be in the apartment for a few hours, and then you'll have a month to clear your head. "Who's here?" he inquires as he approaches down the hall, and I take a deep breath. When he sees that my room's door is open with light spilling out into the corridor, he halts.

I hear him slowly and hesitantly moving closer to the door, and my heart races. Even though we haven't seen each other in days, I can't seem to control my infatuation.

I stammer, "H-hi," and he clears his throat.

"I-I thought you were leaving today," he says, exhaling in a way that almost pushes him against the hall