{Elira}
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After dinner at the cafeteria, I returned to our dorm room with Cambria and the others to prepare for our study session.
And I had just slipped my notebooks into my backpack when my phone buzzed on the desk, the screen lighting up with Lennon's name.
I hesitated a second, wondering what he had to tell me, before answering. "Hello?"
Then I walked towards our room's balcony for more privacy.
Several seconds later, the line went dead, and I found myself staring at the dim screen of my phone, the corners of my lips still curled upward.
Lennon always had that effect on me—teasing, shameless, but never failing to make me laugh even when I tried to resist.
But almost immediately, I remembered what was important and found myself walking back into the room.
Nari was sprawled across her bunk with her tablet, Tamryn flipping through notes, and Cambria tying her hair back neatly. Juniper emerged from the bathroom, drying her hands.
