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10. On the Scent
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~ RIG ~I leaned onto the top of the desk and smiled, waiting for my turn as Cara finished giving some freshman instructions on how to find the reference texts they were looking for.She looked pale and a little tired, but she’d noticed me arriving, and her scent had lifted. I’d had to fight down a smug smile.“Hey,” I said when she turned towards me. “How are—”“I know I was freaking out, but it wasn’t that bad, I was just nervous, but I have the number for Campus Security, and they already said they’ll give me a ride. I just have to call them and wait if they’re already taking someone else, that’s all,” she blurted out, all in a rush.I blinked, confused. “I’m… glad you got whatever it was sorted out, but I was just—”“No, Rig. I told Mack it’s not necessary, and I meant it.”“Told Mack… what exactly?” Wait, she’d been talking to Mack?Fucker.Cara had folded her arms, but now her forehead pinched. “Aren’t you here because he told you that I was being weird at lunch?”“You had lunch
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~ CARA ~“I can’t,” I blurted, sitting back in my seat to put more space between us. But it didn’t stop my pulse speeding up, or thumping in my ears. “I have to study… and I have class.”Rig’s smile slid higher on one side. “You know you don’t have to attend every class, right?”“Of course I do. That’s how I get good grades.”Rig blinked, then huffed a surprised little laugh. “Cara, please don’t tell me… have you never skipped class before?”I kept my mouth firmly shut, but as his stunned silence grew, I wanted to squirm.“Oh my god,” he laughed. “You really haven’t.”“It’s not that big of a deal.”“You’re serious? Not even in high school?”I frowned and started picking up my crutches. “Look, you said breakfast and a ride. I don’t have to sit here and get mocked—”“I’m not mocking you!”“What do you call all the laughing?!” I snapped.“It’s called… polite disbelief.”“Polite?”Rig straightened his face, but his mouth still twitched toward a smile. “Okay, okay, I was laughing—but I’m n
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