"Hey, slow down!" Sera's friend protested, nearly stumbling as she was dragged forward. "Sera, you called me to bring you shoes, and now you're running off without explaining? What exactly were you two doing? You lost your shoes? Were things that intense?"
She gasped dramatically, her eyes full of exaggerated shock.
Sera shot her an exasperated glare. "Don't be ridiculous. Nothing happened between us. I just left the hospital in a rush and lost them, that's all."
Her friend, however, was far from convinced. She clicked her tongue, shaking her head in mock disapproval. "Uh-huh, sure. And I'm supposed to believe that the Sera, our school's most proper, cold-as-ice princess, just happened to 'lose' her shoes while in his car?"
She stole a glance back at the sports car, her gaze falling on the man sitting behind the wheel.
