I am exhausted even when I wake up and skip my morning run to instead drag myself to class half-dressed, still wearing pajama bottoms. Her course is the worst, because Jason is there and I can't speak to him, not in public. I am still nervous that he brought his team and their friends in on the secret. More than a dozen people now know what is happening between us. More people to let it slip to the wrong person. Again, I sit far away from the front. Jason sits in his usual seat, far back, and doesn't look at me. He sends a text instead. Jason: You ok? Anastasia: I am well. Jason: Leave if you need to I'll catch you up on the notes. Anastasia: She is not making me run away. Jason: As you command, Princess. Grandolf sends out the TAs again. This time my assignment has received an actual A. I was very careful with the grammar and spelling, and triple-checked everything.
