Theo

Chapter 17: Theo

I paused mid-step as an adorable Asian boy came rushing out of the bathroom I'd shoved Mac into not too long ago. The bathroom had as much of a reputation as my dorm mate did. The boys at this school really only used it for one reason, and if someone was running out of it like the room was on fire, that did not bode well for whatever went down inside.

I pulled one of my earbuds out, twisting it around in my fingers, and pushed into the bathroom. Maybe I should've been surprised to see Mac looking disheveled and distant while leaning against the same sink I'd forced him against not too long ago.

He didn't lift his head to look at me, or acknowledge me in any way as I leaned next to him on the marble edge of the surround. His tie was loose around his neck. His face was flushed, and his coppery hair was standing up at odd angles as if he, or someone else, had run their hands through it multiple times.