Chapter Thirty-Two

"Cleo." Ike quickly stands up from his spot next to Matt and rushes over to me. This only makes the group of girls glaring at me glare harder.

"You'll get wrinkles like that." I say to them without looking while Ike pulls me to sit next to him. The guy that had been sitting next to him gets up and scurries away, like he was scared of me. You are still a panther.

Right, evil monster.

"We okay?" Ike whispers in my ear. I say nothing, just give him the most genuine smile I can manage. He looked at me in a way that suggested he knew I was covering up how I really felt. But he didn't say anything. Instead, he turns, and continues talking to Matt.

Looks like we're both hiding our true feelings.

Eventually, just as Ike said, people start passing out. Well, more like falling asleep leaning against each other. It was kind of cute. They'd all just lean against the person next to them and shut their eyes for a second, just to rest them they'd tell themselves. But soon their breaths would even ou