Dumbfounded

Aria

I took a deep breath to calm myself. I didn’t want to mislead Cole, and didn’t want to lead Jett. Goddess, what was going on in my life? Give me some respite.

I lifted my eyes to look at Jett, hoping to elude the answer, hoping the teacher would come. And today only she decided to come late.

“Aria?” he said, looking at me intensely, waiting for my reply. I could feel that he wasn’t breathing.