68. See you later

Dahlia Carrington

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Monday came faster than I’d like. It was my first final exam for the semester and I was very nervous about it. I was confident I was prepared but that didn’t stop the feeling of anxiousness as I walked into the building where I’d be writing the first paper.

I was like two hours early, not wanting to take any chances. Clementine and Aurelie had laughed at me for leaving so early but I was too nervous to care about their mockery.

I took a deep breath and brought out my journal from my book bag. It was where I’d written down everything I revised. I wanted to go through them again. I went to turn the corner, only to bump into a figure that had me stumbling back.

The person took the liberty of dragging me forward and pinning me to the wall. My eyes widened when I realized it was Roman. There weren’t many people in school by this time so the hallway was basically empty.

“What are you doing?” I was irritated as I pushed him away from me.

“Don’t be so harsh. I just wanted