They walked together toward the student housing blocks, Saoirse still tense beside him, she didn't understand why this handsome customer from the restaurant would insist on walking her all the way to her own dorm.
Her steps were slightly uneven as she kept glancing sideways at him, she wanted him to turn back before someone noticed them together, but she couldn't find the right words to push him away without sounding ungrateful or rude.
" I know. "
Max suddenly said with a small smile on his face, as if he had already figured out what she was trying to say without her saying it, then he casually pointed behind them toward the campus side.
Where those girls from earlier were still seated near the glass building, a couple of them noticing him and waving again with easy smiles, making it clear he hadn't followed her without any reason.
" I know people bully you, I accidentally discovered it by talking with them, so don't worry about me. "
