Evaline:
The moment I grabbed my long coat from the couch and slipped my arms into the sleeves, the dorm door burst open with such force that it slammed against the wall.
I barely had time to turn before Selene rushed inside like a hurricane.
The next thing I knew, she closed the distance between us in two long strides and wrapped her arms around me in a bone-crushing hug.
"Eva!" she squealed.
She squeezed tighter and started rocking me back and forth like I was a child-sized rag doll. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
From the corner of my eye, I could see Noah, Ria, and Mallory frozen where they stood, staring at us like they had just witnessed a rare animal in the wild.
Which… honestly… wasn't far from the truth.
Selene was not a hugger. She was not squealy. And she definitely did not bounce on her toes like an overexcited pup.
Yet here she was, hugging me like her life depended on it.
"I… can't… breathe," I croaked, weakly patting her shoulder.
