When Azalea woke up the next morning, the quiet felt strange—almost unsettling. There was no yelling, no sudden hits to the face with a pillow, no annoying alarms blaring in her ear. And, maybe the most obvious thing missing... no Jackson. It felt weird not having him around, and her mind couldn't help but wander back to the painfully quiet ride to the dorm.That drive had been so awkward it almost didn't feel real. Neither of them had said a single word the entire time. No jokes, no teasing—just silence. When they finally got back, it didn't get any better. Azalea had been the first to jump out of the car, desperate to escape the suffocating tension. Jackson, on the other hand, stayed behind for a few minutes before coming in. He hadn't followed her or tried to talk about what happened, and honestly, she didn't know if she was relieved or disappointed. Either way, they both seemed to agree to just leave it there.Now, here she was, sitting in class, her head swirling with thoughts ab
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