’ For a second, Alex thought he saw a glimpse of disappointment flash across her face but decided not to say anything. ‘Shall I escort you to ou... study room?’ he asked politely. ‘Yeah, sure,’ she responded. He offered his arm to her, but she kindly refused. ‘There are still people here that I know,’ she said quietly as if they could hear her. ‘Fair enough,’ he said, understanding that she wanted to maintain her reputation. And without another word they went to the study room that was. I was flattered and gave him my number and told him to keep texts vague because I didn't want to let on to my man about our adventures with Harry. I went home and that night went to an okay party with my man.The following day, the weather was awesome so I relaxed outside and cooked stuff on the grill, not thinking it could get any better. Just after noon, I received a text from Joe. I was surprised it took that long for him to contact me. He said he was thinking of me, that he was going to. He was always the first at the library when he was at college. So, it was no surprise that he woke early that morning and told me that he’d go for a walk around the city while I slept in for a bit. He knows I’m not very good in the mornings.I got up and hour later when I started feeling uncomfortably hot and sticky. It wasn’t the bed, we only had a thin top sheet, no blankets or duvet. I went to the air-conditioning control to try and re-set it to something more comfortable. But it wouldn’t. Suddenly she caught that breath, there was the sign. Leaning gently against the high banks that enclosed the road with a vigorous growth of Ivy as camouflage, she would have missed it had she not been driving slowly looking for a place to turn. It was a peculiar sensation, and her heart was beating furiously as she made the turn. A name that had previously existed only in hearsay and on a map was now fact. Her mother had mentioned the name a few times without thinking, but would not be pressed.