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obviously just as tickled about this encounter as Legacy was. She giggled as she stepped over to River.
    “See you girls later,” Calli said as they turned to walk away.
    “Why did you wink at her?” Calli asked, laughing.
    “Well, it was either snap at her for her rude behavior or toy with her. I figured the latter would be more entertaining.”
    “You got that right,” Calli said with a chuckle.
    They made their way to the cafeteria to get their schedules. Since Calli had grabbed hers earlier, she stayed away from the crowd. River and Legacy stood in line to get theirs.
    “So are you nervous about going to a new school?” she asked River while they were waiting their turn.
    “No,” he murmured. His eyes were bright. She knew why he wasn’t nervous. Now that school was in session, they’d get to see each other much more than they had during the summer. She didn’t work everyday, and after her accident, she had to quit. Plus, she spent all her free time with Adin. Now, River would get to spend more time with her.
    Once they got their schedules, all three of them compared classes. They all had chemistry first period, which was the only class they all had together. But last period, River had athletics, Calli had cheerleading, and she had gym—she put off gym to the last possible year. Even though they didn’t have the same class, they would all be at the gym during the same period. She had business and history with River too. She had English and Spanish with Calli. River and Calli had calculus together, so that was the only class that Legacy didn’t share with either of them.
    They walked over to the science building for their chemistry class, and she could see the excitement still in River’s eyes.
    “It’s only school, River.”
    “I know,” he said, but he was still glowing.
    She rolled her eyes as they walked into the classroom. Ellen was already sitting in class, and Kate wasn’t in here. Ellen’s eyebrows rose as they took their seats, and she immediately started talking to Calli. Legacy turned to River.
    “You’ll have to ignore Ellen. I do,” she whispered.
    “ That won’t be a problem,” he said, smiling.
    “Oh, get over yourself. So we have four classes together. Big deal!” she joked.
    “Four? I just thought there were three, but it makes me happy you’re counting last period too.” He chuckled.
    They continued their banter until the teacher came in and started class. When class was over, River walked her to their next class. He walked her to all them. In fact, he even walked her to the classes she didn’t have with him. He used the excuse that he was just learning where everything was, but she knew better.
    At lunch, she sat with her two best friends, but Ellen, Todd, Kate, and Seth joined too. Alex and Laos sat at the other end, nearby but not really a part of the group. Really, they all talked in their own groups, but Ellen made sure she talked to Calli as much as she could.
    When Legacy got to calculus, she was horrified to find Ellen in there. She walked over to her and sat down.
    “You and River seem pretty tight,” she commented before Legacy even got out her books.
    “Yeah, he’s one of my best friends.” She shrugged.
    “Really? I figured Adin would be your only male best friend.”
    “Adin is my boyfriend,” she said, cutting her eyes in Ellen’s direction.
    “Well, maybe you should tell River that.”
    “He knows,” she snapped.
    “Then he doesn’t care.”
    Legacy rolled her eyes and turned away from the leech. She didn’t want to talk to her about Adin or River. They each had a place in her life, but her life was none of Ellen’s business.
    When Legacy got out of calculus, she headed to the gym, but she didn’t get far before River showed up to walk with her.
    “Let me carry your books,” River said as he tried to take them from her.
    “I got them.” She looked away from him as she kept walking.
    “You’ve been sort of quiet all day. Is everything