V saw his face and heard his “ouch” and felt a little guilty. A LITTLE. Her stomach turned over in discomfort at her confusing mix of emotions, but she sighed as she looked down at her hands. She didn’t want to apologize to Jasper, but he was so nice usually. And maybe he had no clue Lisa liked him? Even if V thought it was obvious, boys could be really really dumb. “….talk after class,” she said to Jasper after the brief berating from Holden.

And did she feel like doing this activity? No. “Can I work alone?” She asked Holden with a small pout. Really, the only person she might want to work with now in this mood was Remy. Or Serena. Or Lisa. But mehhh.