Chapter 3

That night, the school was throwing a welcome party.

I couldn't care less.

But Tina wouldn't take no for an answer and hauled me out of the dorm.

"Seriously, you can't just hole up with your books all day. We're college students now," Tina nagged, hooking her arm through mine.

She scanned the crowd, her eyes searching back and forth.

Suddenly, she bounced up and waved.

"Over here," she shouted.

Not far away, Sophie and Ryan both turned to look.

I hadn't expected to see him here.

My smile faltered for a second.

Sophie jogged over, her smile glowing under…