Shawn
I knew David well enough to know that “Seriously?” wasn’t going to be the end of it.
The first bell hadn’t even rung yet, and he’d already looked at Lila and me about six times like he was trying to solve a math problem that didn’t add up. I ignored him at first because Lila was standing beside me looking uncomfortable enough without me turning this into something bigger. She kept adjusting the strap of her backpack and glancing toward the school doors, and I knew exactly what she wanted to do.
Disappear.
That bothered me, especially because five minutes ago she’d been laughing in my truck.
“I’m going to find Nina,” she finally said.
“You want me to come?”
Her eyes flicked toward David before returning to me. “I think I can survive walking into school by myself.”
I smiled. “G
