(Michelle, Steven, Anthony, Lara POV)
MICHELLE'S POV
After lunch, the waitress gave us warm smiles and a "Come again!"
We stepped back outside into the crisp fall air.
The campus looked like a movie scene:
ginkgo leaves scattered like gold chips, red ivy climbing the brick walls, students strolling in sweaters with coffee cups.
I hugged my cardigan closer.
Lara stretched dramatically.
"Oh my god, the weather here is PERFECT. If I lived here, I would literally get straight As."
"That's a lie," Vince replied immediately.
"DO I LOOK LIKE I ASKED FOR YOUR OPINION, VINCE?" Lara snapped.
"Your name is Lara," Vince said innocently. "You're welcome."f
Jeff sighed. "Please stop."
The usual chaos.
Behind all the noise, I felt… quieter.
Lunch had been a mixed bag.
Steven saying my name still replayed in my head like background music.
I didn't know what it meant.
He probably meant nothing by it.
