Worst. Day. Ever. Cas could see Matt out of the corner of her eye, he had stopped in his tracks and was looking at the commotion Karl was causing. She saw how he looked away, the way he hesitated before continuing to walk. She couldn’t help but think that Matt was being much nicer by just walking by than Karl, who was by hurling insults at her while what felt like the whole school watched in disgust. Only Matt kept on walking when everyone else stopped to stare.

By the time Karl said, “...