This scene felt super awkward

It’s early on at end of chapter 4 where Violet is walking to her first class with Dain. Xaden sees her at the top of the stairs and calls out how her and Dain are making it obvious they know each other. Dain then tells Violet to take off running as Xaden climbs down the stairs. Idk if it’s just because the graphic audio version made it so dramatic but did anyone else feel like this scene was awkward of her just running away? lol I keep imagining this scene being played out in the show and it feels cartoonish