I stayed silent, waiting. I didn't believe for a second that Rosalie was so "kindhearted."
Sure enough, his tone shifted.
"Actually, Danna, there's one more thing..."
He hesitated, then continued awkwardly, "After the holiday, it'll be hard to get seats in the library. Since you'll probably... not have much to do at home anyway, maybe you could... come back a couple of days early and save spots for me and Rosalie? We want to study together."
A laugh of pure disbelief slipped from my lips.
Suddenly, memories flashed through my mind. At the start of the semester, clutching a brand-new laptop, I ran to his dorm with a cup of milk tea, and said with bright-eyed excitement, "I heard the window seats on the third floor of the library overlook the ginkgo avenue. It must be gorgeous in autumn. Let's go tomorrow and study together, okay?"
Kervin frowned, brushing aside the milk tea I offered. "Stop messing around, Danna. The library is twenty minutes away. Walking there wastes time—I'd rather just stay in the dorm and read a couple more pages."