Chapter 7

Crystina’s POV

After school hours, I had to wait for Nico in front of the school gate to return his scarf to him. I know Nico adores me, but still, I don’t think his mom would like the idea that he gave that expensive scarf away. I could’ve returned it to him during school hours, but we had different classes, and he told me during lunch to return the scarf to him after school hours. Getting impatient, I checked my old, worn-out wristwatch again and realized he was taking too long. If only I had a phone, I would’ve called him to tell him to hurry up.

“Hey, Crystina,” Paige called from a distance and waved at me before running towards me.

“What’s wrong? Why are you running?” I asked her. We hadn’t planned on going home together today. What’s with the hurry?

“Sorry I came late. I met Nico after lunch, and he told me to give you this,” She gave me a small bottle of medicine. “He said it’s for your fever.”

Though I didn’t think I have a fever, I still