Nadine's POV

After the crowd of students dispersed me and Oskar were the only one's still outside. We sat next to each other on the bench, he drew small circles into my palm. His touch was calming for some reason and I lightly sniffled.

"How are you holding up" he finally asked my hand still held tightly by his large ones. The look he was giving me was so sincere it almost scared me.

"I... I think I'll be fine. I mean it's not the first time I found a student on the brink of death" I joked dryly. The image of the blonde girls bleeding shoulder exposed kept replaying in my head.

I gulped deeply as Oskar rubbed circles against my palm. We stood quiet for a few mintues before I pulled my hand out of his. He casted his eyes down as if hurt by my actions.

"I spoke with Logan today" I say clearing my throat. Oskar looks at me once more in confusion.

"What'd he say. He's not one to usually make conversation with anyone". Oskar says his face scrunched up in an adorable way I hold back a laugh.

"He's worried about you Oskar. You haven't been yourself lately. Which I can also agree with" I say pointedly. His face breaks out into a smirk and I'm caught off guard.

"And you haven't ever wondered who is to blame? I've got alot on my plate Nadine I don't have time to worry what others may think" he snapped. I flinched as his tone as he crossed his arms over his chest. His arm muscles bulged making them look even more delicious.

"No need to be an ass Oskar. Logan just asked me to check up on you and now that I have I'll be going. Thanks for helping ya know.... ya-"

Just as I am about to stand up Oskar pulls me back down into his arms. I could feel the beating of his heart against my ear. His arm held me up and I couldn't see his face expression as my head rested against his broad chest.

"What... what are you doing"? I gasped out struggling to get out of his comfortable hold.

"Shhh just let me hold you. Just this once...please" he pleaded. I could feel him resting his head atop of mine. I felt the blood rush to my cheeks at how close we were. Anyone could come out and get the wrong impression.

"Oskar let me go! Someone could see us and get the wrong idea"! I all but scream trying but to no avail to get out of his arms. I felt a light rumble against his chest as her laughed.

After a few more minutes he finally let me go but I refused to meet his eyes. Creating as much distance as possible I get off the bench. "Uh later" I mumble before dashing away. His laughter still loudly ringing in my ears.

"Hey dad how are things back home"? I ask once I had gotten back to my dorm I decided to ring my parents up to see how they were holding up.

"Hey honey bug! Everything is fine over here, how is school going"? My father asks as I hear the sound of typing on his end.

"oh ya know the same old thing. I've been getting lots of assignments. And the academy just announced we are going to have a winter ball which I'm not at all excited about" I groan stretching my body out along my bed.

"Ha you always disliked dressing up. When me and your papa would make you wear a dress you'd cry all day until we changed you" my father says reminiscing back to when I was a child.

"Please don't remind me. Anyway... how is papa... is he still mad at me"? I ask hesitantly. Guilt ate away at me even though it had been almost two months since Rosie's body had been found. My papa had made it very clear that he didn't want me staying here any longer.

But I refused and that had really hurt him. I knew my parents wanted the best for me and that they would support me in every way possible. But I think deep down my papa still saw me as his little girl.

"Honey bug you know your father could never stay mad at you for too long. You know he loves you and he just wants to keep you safe, out of harm's way. Your father just went out to the grocery store I'll tell him to call you back".

After chatting with my father for a few more minutes I hung up the phone. Stretching my muscles as I am about to put on some slippers Ina walks in the room a big smile on her face.

"Where were you"? I asked confused as I hadn't seen her since I left my last class. Her blonde hair was in a disarray as she immediately grabbed my arm.

"You'll never believe what happened! So I decided to go on a little run when I ran into one of the royals! Victor Quincy he was going for a jog when I accidentally bumped into him". Her eyes grew big with content.

"Are you sure it was an accident" I joke sliding my feet into my crocs. Yes I still wear crocs even if half the population didn't think they were the cutest shoes in the world. They were comfy to me.

"Haha very funny" she says dryly. "Anyway I was talking to him and you know what he said? Guess guess guess what he said"! She lightly shoved me begging me to guess.

"Ina just tell me what he said" I snapped with annoyance. Sometimes this girl seemed a little too hyper for her own good.

"He want's me to be on his team for the annual race! Isn't that amazing, he also said I could ask someone to join me and I was think-"

"Absolutely not! I already don't want to do this stupid race it's bad enough the school is making it mandatory. Speaking of which is that even legal" I ponder placing a finger on my chin.

"Who cares! And your joining his team I already told him you'd be there". Ina shrugs before collapsing onto her own bed.

"You better sleep with one eye open tonight" I say grabbing a pillow and smacking her in the face. We giggled like hyenas running after one another.