Cadicle Boxset by A K DuBoff

Author:A K DuBoff [DuBoff, A K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BDL Press
Published: 2019-01-20T07:00:00+00:00

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Saera stared at her tablet but wasn’t getting any work done. She had become the star student of all her classes. She had the respect of her peers, if not their friendship. But still, everything felt like it was about to fall apart.

Her last practice session with Wil kept replaying in her mind. Am I imagining that glance, that touch? Or did it really happen? The line between study session and date had begun to blur some time ago, but their interactions had never crossed the line into unprofessional conduct.

“Is everything all right?” Elise asked from across the room. They were alone.

Elise had proven herself to be the only remaining friend in Saera’s cohort, always lending an ear when Saera was having a difficult day. Observant and inquisitive by nature, she always knew when something was wrong.

I wish I could talk about it with her, but I can’t. “I’m fine.”

“It’s about all of those evenings you spend away ‘studying’, isn’t it? Like tonight.”

Saera looked down.

“Who is he?”

“I never said anything about a person!”

Elise gave a coy smile. “You can’t spend that much time with someone and not develop some feelings. If you were studying alone, you’d just be here in the room like any other night.”

The logic was too sound for Saera to refute. “Nothing will ever happen between us.”

“But you’d like for there to be something,” Elise pressed.

Saera nodded. I’d be lying to myself if I said I didn’t. I wish that weren’t the case.

“So go for it. You already said it will never happen, so what do you have to lose?”

“Our friendship, for one.” He’ll never accept me. Not with my past.

“Could you really stay friends, as things are now? If you already feel this way, how will it be after years of pretending like there’s nothing there?”

Saera’s stomach knotted. “You’re right.” What am I going to do?

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