CHAPTER 5

(Cassie’s POV)

She woke up with a start, realizing she had overslept for her 8:00 am class. With a sense of urgency, she rushed to take a quick shower, but time wasn’t on her side. She thrown on the first piece of clothing her hand had come across in her closet and headed out, hoping to catch a cab on time.

As she walked out of her room, something caught her eye. A tray of food had been placed right outside her door. A Beautiful surprise from her mother, who she was still a bit angry with. She took the tray to the kitchen and tried to shake off the feeling of resentment.

In the living room, she found her mother whispering to Pamela, and their conversation had abruptly ended when they noticed her presence. She wondered what they were talking about, but before she could ask, Pamela quickly ushered her out of the house.

"What's with you and your mother?" Pamela asked as they got into the car.

"I don't want to talk about it," she replied, feeling a pang of guilt for being distant with her mom.

Pamela's curiosity didn’t waned, but she was lost in her own thoughts, still trying to process the strange news they had heard the day before.

They arrived at school, and Pamela parked the car. They walked briskly towards the lecture hall, their minds racing with the anticipation of the day ahead.

Before she stepped into the lecture hall, her eyes locked with Tony's. He smiled at her, and she returned his smile before entering the hall for her first class that morning.

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"You didn't go out with Tony last night as intended, right?" Pamela demanded from her as they found their way to the parking lot around 3 pm. They were done with the lectures for the day.

"No."

“What did you tell him?”

"I only told him something came up.”

Relief washed over her features. "Thank goodness. I thought you might have spilled the beans about the baby."

She was frozen. "What do you mean?" she demanded.