Chapter 2After the Finals: The Smiling Valedictorian and the Crying Slacker

I slept like the dead at home all night, completely oblivious to the drama.

The next morning, I went to school for yearbook signing and senior photos, only to find everyone looking at me with weird, pitying eyes.

I didn't care much, though, because I had something far more important to do today.

I was eagerly looking for Ethan Cole.

We had made a promise that once finals were over, we would officially start dating.

But when I finally found him, he was tucked away in a corner of the hallway, kissing my desk-mate, Hailey Morgan.

Their eyelashes fluttered, their cheeks were flushed, and the kiss looked incredibly tender and sweet.

Seeing this, my brain instantly short-circuited.

After all, just two days ago, Ethan had texted me.

He wrote: "Riley, just thinking about you becoming my girlfriend in two days keeps me up at night! I won't let you down. Let's meet at the top!"

Had the world really spun off its axis in just forty-eight hours?