Travis whispered. Marie sighed. She turned around and he lowered his hands. They were in the parking lot at school, walking towards the building. It was Monday, and class would start any minute. “What happened?” he asked. “I’ve been texting you all week. Did you get any of them?” “Yeah, I just… had a lot of stuff to deal with,” Marie said. “Was your mom mad?” “We fought.” Marie thought back to the weekend. Her mother had avoided her, and Marie never apologized. “Don’t worry about it.” “Okay,” he said. “You want to hang out tonight? It’s been a while, if you know what I mean.” He grinned. “I can’t,”