SageIt was easier than I thought it would be.Not calling him.Not texting.Not looking in his direction when I sat through class, even though I could feel his eyes on me.It wasn’t easy in the way breathing was easy, it was easy in the way holding a hot pan was. It burned, but if you clenched your fists tight enough, if you convinced yourself you wanted to endure it, you could.And that’s what I did.I clenched my fists, bit my tongue, and stood on business.Kaiden was my distraction, he kept to his words and stuck to my side like glue. Not letting me wallow in my self pity or even think about the professor.He picked me up after class, grinning like he’d won something, and honestly, maybe he had. We spent the rest of the day together, laughing, eating, walking around like we didn’t have a single worry in the world.Just like that, I didn’t have to think about the professor much. I did everything I could to avoid thinking about him. Since Kaiden was spending time with me, I forgave
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