IT'S A SURPRISE

Once they got to the class, Paige looked at the guy who had held her hand and pulled her hand from his hold.

"Thanks for that," she said to him.

Afterward, she turned and wanted to walk away, but he said, "Hold on."

As she turned and looked at him, she realized that she was seeing him for the first time.

"Are you a new student?" She asked.

He chuckled, "New student? Paige, I should be asking you that question."

"Me?" Paige shook her head. There was no need to go into an argument with him, so she said, "If that is all, excuse me."

"I said hold on, don't be so fast."

"What is it?" She asked. "You helped me back there, and I said thank you."

"Well, there's a reason why I helped you, Paige Summers."

"Paige Summers? So you know my old name?" She asked.

"Well, yeah, because we are partners." He replied.

"Partners? What does that mean?"

"Are you always this clueless?" He asked. "Everyone knows about the music project, and you're my partner."

"I was paired with you? But how can that be? The l