DRE’S P.O.VI give Luke one last pleading look, then focus my attention on Ruth, who’s now in the seat next to him, both of them sitting opposite me. “Hey,” she greets me, then turns to smile at Luke. He barely acknowledges her, still staring at me instead, like I’d betrayed him. In a way, I have, but it’s for the best. I rummage through my backpack for the lunch I packed this morning, anything to look busy and avoid his stare.“You brought lunch from home?” Ruth asks, leaning forward eagerly.I pull out the box and flip it open, revealing the slightly sad breakfast tortilla wraps I threw together. “Yeah, they’re a bit cold, you can have some if you don’t mind.”“I'd love some,” Ruth says, taking a piece, then biting into it with an approving hum. “They’re so good cold.”I smile."Well I'm going to warm them up a bit,” I say, closing the lid of the box.I get up quickly, taking the box of tortillas with me to the microwave. Like Ruth, I don’t mind cold tortilla wraps, but I have t
Read more