Chapter 49 Examination in the Corner

Carolyn It was time for exams and I didn't have time to worry about Ryan and his mood swings. I was busy enough with basketball practices and classes that I no longer bothered with how he acted around me. We had fallen into a comfortable but uncomfortable routine by unspoken agreement. We no longer greeted each other when we see each other. He continued borrowing from the girl behind us and I didn't mind what he did. He talked to everyone but me and I talked with Nathan and pretended like I didn't have anyone sitting beside me. It was study time and I was with Nathan who had asked me to study with hin so he could improve his grades. "I didn't know you would want to improve your grades." I smiled at Nathan as we sat alone in a quiet corner and brought out my Mathematics textbook, preparing to study. "I thought you didn't care about anything in school asides Gloria." I teased him. He chuckled. "I didn't think Ryan was going to give up on you too. I thought he was never going to stop