She wanted to believe him... and deep down, part of her did. But that part of her was small. She was far too upset to be able to think rationally. She was exhausted, traumatized from the massive upheaval her life had taken, and drowning in irrational misery.<br/><br/>Through all of this, however, she realized she had failed. As the stupid girl huffed at Levi and stormed past him in a fit of rejection-induce fury, she knew they didn't have long. The girl would go find a teacher or administrater to come and put Levi in detention for entering the girls' bathroom. Rising, she said nothing as she opened the stall door and pushed past him. She knew she was being silly, but she wasn't ready to be rational yet. Without waiting for him, she left the bathroom.<br/><br/>The halls were nearly empty now, so she could see that at the far end, there was a glass door leading out into the sunlit late morning. She headed in that direction, grateful to have finally found her escape. she knew he would follow. He always did. She knew she would have to talk to him. As she walked, she thought desperately about what she could say. She could never tell him how much he meant to her. It was forbidden. So what could she say?