By the time I shoved my way into AP Chemistry I was breathing slightly too hard and emotionally about three seconds away from a breakdown.
Wonderful.
Absolutely wonderful.
And then I saw Keres walking through the classroom door behind me.
Fuck.
I forgot about this.
I turned immediately toward one of the human girls sitting near the front row.
“Melanie,” I blurted out quickly. “Do you wanna switch seats today?”
She blinked once.
Then her eyes snapped toward Keres behind me.
Lighting up.
The realization spread across her face so fast it physically hurt to witness.
Excitement.
Actual excitement.
“You mean,” she whispered, horrified and thrilled at the same time, “I’d sit next to him?”
Pain stabbed unexpectedly straight through my chest.
Because other girls looked at them and s
