“Hope,” Dr. Saltzman said sharply. His voice said the conversation was over, but Hope chasing him down through the school gardens said otherwise. He turned and put his hands on his hips, hoping he could talk some sense into her. “This school is your home. It always has been. This is where you belong.”
“No, it used to be my home,” Hope argued, planting her feet and balling her hands into fists at her sides. “And then you let Andrea in. And now it’s my own personal hell.” 
Alaric took a deep breath and spoke calmly, “The two of you -”
“She murdered my dad!” Hope cried. “The person I loved the most! Just seeing her face makes me so angry I want to die!” Hope sucked in a painful breath, blinking quickly as she realized how sincere it was. Tears shone in her eyes. “This can’t be my home.” Hope shook her head, knowing exactly where to go to cut him deep. “You just threw me in a prison world with my own Kai Parker.”
She felt a sick satisfaction at the way Dr. Saltzman’s face fell and pain replaced the tense patience he had been working so hard to maintain.
“Got it now?” Hope asked shakily, crossing her arms and storming away before he could reply. She headed straight towards the woods.
...
Landon finally found Josie, laughing with a group of witches. 
“Hey,” he said nervously as he stepped up next to her.
Josie turned, waving the other witches away. They obediently scattered. “What’s up?”
“So I just … Well, I wanted … I wanted to know if you’d be okay if I started seeing someone else,” Landon said. 
“Of course.” Josie kept on smiling, not quite getting why Landon was asking her permission. “You’re not my boyfriend. We’re just messing around.”
“Right, yeah, I know we weren’t exclusive or anything, but I- I just wanted to let you know first.” Landon moved his arms awkwardly as he talked.
“Well, thanks, Landon. But you can date whoever you want.”
“Okay, well …” He bounced on his toes. “It’s been fun.”
“Yep.” Josie nodded, her smile fading. “Fun.”
“Do we hug?”
“Sure?” Josie said as Landon was already pulling her into the weirdest hug of her life. She patted his back stiffly, giving him a wide-eyed look.
 
“Thank you … for - for the sex.” Landon looked like he wanted to die after he said it. He sighed, shoulders slumping in defeat. “Yeah, I don’t think I could make this any weirder.” He gave her a flat-lipped smile and hurried away before he could embarrass himself more.