'' shh , '' spencer said , pressing me back down . seconds later , a nurse came over and strapped an oxygen mask to my face . '' just breathe , '' he said , brushing the hair out of my face . '' he 's still here . we got him . '' i tried to speak but could n't because of the
mask

i seriously doubt gabe is on the committee . he wo n't give me a stellar rec from class , but i can try to sidestep him and submit my portfolio to the committee -- '' '' he is on the committee , '' hunter said . '' he 's not on the committee , '' i insisted . at least , i hoped he was n't on the
committee

rachel shook her head and immediately grabbed her books and her bag and left the classroom . she felt drawn to benji like a magnet , and knew she had to be with him wherever he was -- even if that meant leaving class early and missing what could arguably be the most important class of the quarter . as rachel got outside , she could n't find
benji