18 Chapter 18

Her boyfriend was confusing her, her best friend was forgetting about her, and now even her skin was a stranger. Riva didn’t know who she was anymore.

“Riva? I’ve got a study group pretty soon. If you’re not going to talk, I’m going to have to get off the phone.”

“Sorry, sorry.” She needed to be tough. Sitting up as straight as she could on the bench, she tried one last time. “Benton, I like that you encourage me to do things even if they scare me, but don’t you think this particular thing is more about you than me?”

“So you’re saying you’re not willing to do something for me.”

“No! I just mean, I think it would be nice if you could take it easy. I just moved here at the beginning of the school year. I don’t really know anyone. It would be great if there wasn’t all this pressure.”