We were sitting together, working on our papers, when he looked up from his book and stared at me. Why do you look sad, tess?” he asked in a hushed voice that only I could hear. “Is everything okay?”
“Everything is fine,” I said, avoiding his gaze. “Just a headache.”
“Headache?Shit, I hope it isn’t anything serious. I’d hate to see you go down because of a stupid headache.”
“It’s nothing,” I said, shaking my head. “I just need to sleep it off.”
“Hair of the dog that bit you, huh?” he murmured, stroking my hair gently with his hand.His fingers were huge, and I felt small and insignificant next to him.
“Yeah, that might work,” I said, shivering a little. “Thanks for the pep talk, by the way. That really helped.”
“Anytime, sweetie,” he said, giving my shoulder a small pat. “I’ve got to go now. He stood up, grabbed his backpack from the floor, and walked towards the door. “I need to study, too.We should hang out sometime, maybe play a game of Monopoly when you get home from college.Sound good?”
“Sounds great,” I said, watching him go. “I’ll see you around, maybe.”