33. SWEET

~ Zoie’s POV ~ “He held my hand… the entire ride… and it was really sweet…” Zoie couldn’t drop her smile as she was talking. She was walking out of a classroom, and Jo was walking next to her. “You guys just held hands?” Jo chirped. “That’s it?” “Well, yeah,” “Aww, I think that’s so cute!” Jo exclaimed. “Old flames rekindled and taking things slow, that’s really sweet and romantic!” Zoie nodded along and bit her lip to stop herself from smiling too much. “What’s really sweet and romantic?” Nicole, one of Zoie’s classmates and Jo’s friend, joined them as they were walking out. Nicole was also a sophomore. She had long red hair while Jo had short black hair. Together, they almost looked like Cady and Janice from Mean Girls. “Oh, nothing,” Zoie muttered quickly. “Not nothing,” Jo butted in. “Zoie’s just catching me up on her love life. She went back home for Thanksgiving and spent time with this guy she used to date,” “Oh, do tell!” Nicole clapped her hands in excitement. “There’s nothing