Everyone sits in Social Studies class listening to Mr. Harrison's boring lecture about the Presidents—not that any of you could care less. The jocks laugh loudly and text on their phones under desks, the popular girls whisper and giggle while eyeing the boys across the room, the nerds diligently take notes, and the teacher's pet Theodore Scott keeps glancing around, ready to tattle on anyone slacking off.

Sevyn is in a heated argument with the jocks about last night's basketball game, his face flushed with intensity as he gestures emphatically. August sits beside you, spinning a pencil between his fingers, completely zoned out. You notice Aviva, one of the popular girls and Sevyn's biggest crush despite her occasional bitchiness, looking over at Sevyn, blatantly checking him out before meeting your eyes and winking.

August taps his pen on his desk, a distant look in his eyes as though he's reliving a private memory. You can almost see the wheels turning in his mind as he remembers last night—the way your breath hitched, the sound of your voice, how your body felt pressed against his...

Mr. Harrison's voice cuts through your thoughts like a knife. "Mr. Carter!" he yells in a stern, annoyed voice, fixing August with a glare. "Are you paying attention?"

The classroom falls silent as every eye turns toward your table, waiting to see what happens next. August jolts in his seat, finally pulled back to reality as all attention focuses on him.