Dog on a leash

It didn't take long for our 'dating scandal' to spread like wildfire.

As I expected, all of our friends made a fuss out of it and didn't pass the chance to tease us until class started. And it was all thanks to Joshua, who knew how much I hated being the center of attention.

He made it his mission to let everyone know that Craige and I were dating as payback for not visiting him in the hospital.

And having Craige sit beside me didn't help at all in evading their curious and boring glances.

There were a few girls, who were not in our class before, that kept on staring at Craige without leaving any room for finesse. And when Jake kindly warned them that Craige was already 'taken', they didn't even try to hide their shock after learning who he was dating. Their disparaging glares sent an awfully familiar shiver down my spine.

"What's wrong?" Craige whispered to me during a short break when he noticed that I shuddered.