"Why'd you come to the school?" Madelyn asked, catching her breath with her hand on her chest.

"George called me and told me you hadn't come home yet. I thought you might still be at school," Ethan said, giving a smile. "I was worried since it's late, so I came to check on you. I didn't expect the students here to be so enthusiastic."

Madelyn and Ethan rode the elevator down to the first floor. Madelyn looked anxiously back at Leyton, still upstairs. "You're such a big shot, most people don't get to see you," she said. "You could've just given me a call."

"I tried to call, but your phone was off," Ethan said.

"Oh!" Madelyn exclaimed, finally realizing. "I turned my phone off during the test. I'm sorry. You don't have to wait for me; you've got a lot of work to do."

"How could I not worry when you're alone?" he asked.

Madelyn's lips lifted into a smile. Nobody had ever been this kind to her.

"Leyton parked the car at the school entrance, so it's a bit of a walk," Ethan said. "Do