Surprise crossed her face when she saw me. “Hey! Did you close the—” Her sentence cut off with a soft gasp when I closed the distance between us and backed her against the wall. “Where were you?” My pulse beat a furious rhythm as I scanned her from head to toe, searching for injuries or signs of distress while she stared at me like I was an alien that’d crash-landed on earth. “I was in the bathroom.” She spoke slowly the way she would to a child. It was only then I noticed the bathroom signs marking the doors. A frown creased her brow. “Is everything okay? You’re acting weird.” No, they’re
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