Veronica had just been minding her own business and going to class, but the direction Emo was walking in caught her attention. She turned and followed him inconspicuously, failing to resist her usual urge to be nosy and poke around in other people's business. Yep, he was definitely leaving. Time to find out why!

She waited until he was out the door so she could lean against the doorframe with her arms crossed dramatically.

"Hey! Getting an early start on our date? I think my Dad's going to get suspicious if you loiter around our front door for that many hours."