The entire day was miserable. And then his class with Cooper happened and he felt like his life was over when the man asked him to stay after. Shoving his things in his bag, he slowly made his way to the front and forced a smile on his face that didn't reach his eyes.

Eli looked like someone ready to accept a death sentence.

The door clicked shut to leave them alone. No one would hear them now and he was so sure he'd throw up. "Is this where you tell me you're going to tell someone about my job? Can you just...say it? It's hard continuing to wait for everything to fall apart around me."