Chapter 5

I remembered it.

I had a fever of 103.6 that night, lying in my dorm bed under two blankets and still cold.

I dug out my phone and called Alex. No answer the first time, no answer the second, and nothing on the third, fourth, or fifth.

I called more than twenty times, and he never picked up.

I sent more than ten texts, and he never answered one.

Layla was the one who noticed something was wrong. She touched my forehead and went white.

She said, "Sophie, you're burning up. Why didn't you say something?"

She carried me down…