Sophie would never wear such an innocent expression; even when she just nced your way, there was always a hint of mischief in her eyes.


    By the time Odie snapped back to reality, his ssmate had already whisked Sophie away, whispering, "Was that guy weird or what? He was staring at you the entire time."


    "Who are you calling weird?" Odie shot back, not one to let idle gossip slide.


    The girl''s face fell, worried Odie might be some kind of nutcase. In their world, you never knew what kind of people you''d run into-rich kids weren''t exactly known for their sanity.


    "Sorry, my friend wasn''t talking about you," Sophie quickly interjected, stepping in front of her friend. Though she faced Odie, her eyes held a timidness that waspletely uncharacteristic of her usual self.


    Odie raised an eyebrow, teasingly asking, "Oh really? Besides me, was there anyone else staring at you?"


    He leaned in a bit closer, and Sophie instinctively shut her eyes, looking genuinely scared.


    Odie noticed this with a glimmer of amusement in his eyes. So easy to rattle? Who knew the Sophie from his dreams could be this timid?


    "Do you know why I was staring at you?" he asked.


    Sophie shook her head, eyes wide and innocent, like a freshman on their first day of college.


    "Because..."


    Odie leaned in even closer, almost brushing against her face.


    Sophie flushed a deep shade of red, stumbling back in a fluster, “I—I don''t want to know anymore!"


    And with that, she grabbed her friend and dashed away.


    Watching her flee, Odie couldn''t but smile. He had imagined the


    Sophie in his dreams to be bone


    all


    maybe she wasn''t sov


    but


    Odie wandered aimlessly across campus, yet somehow always ended up near the girls'' dorms st wasn''t until Sophie appeared solo that his attention zeroed back in on her


    en


    Seeing Odie was like spotting a lion in the wild; Sophie quickened her pace toward the academic building.


    "Are you really that scared of me?" Odie teased, trailing behind her. "Could it be that you''ve got a crush on me?"


    "!!"


    Sophie stared at him incredulously Having grown up around gentlemen, she''d never met someone so brash


    bat.


    and full of himself right off the


    "I''ve got registration to do, so please stop following me," Sophie said, her


    politeness intact, before darting towards the lecture halls.


    Odie was momentarily taken aback by her response. Even after being teased, she stayed so courteous? That was unusual.


    Dream-Sophie was no timid little rabbit, he thought,paring the two sides of


    her.


    But then it hit him—this might be his only chance to mess with Sophie, dream or


    not.