Chloe's POV 

I stood near the big oak by the science building, phone in hand, checking the time again. Iris had said she’d meet me here. That was twenty minutes ago. The morning rush of students flowed around me,backpacks, coffee cups, someone laughing too loud about a failed quiz,but no Iris.

I was two seconds from calling her again when I finally spotted her cutting across the path.

She looked… off. Walking carefully, like her body was protesting every step, her shoulders were a little tight, qhen she got closer I noticed she was wearing a high-neck top even though it wasn’t that cold. 

“There you are,” I said, stepping...