Daisy had just closed her laptop after another long evening of forcing herself through readings she could barely focus on when her phone buzzed. She glanced at it, expecting another reminder from the college app about an assignment or a text from her mother checking in.

It wasn’t either of those.

Harry: A few of us are going out tonight. You should come.

She blinked at the message, her first instinct to type no thanks before she even considered it. She hadn’t gone anywhere with friends in weeks. Lately, her evenings had been spent in her dorm or the library, keeping to herself. Being around people felt like wearing clothes...