After Celeste ran off in tears, I just stood there for a mont. Guilt irking my chest, making feel like absolute garbage. Maybe I hadn't chosen the right words. Maybe I'd been too harsh. But I needed to push her away—at least for the next month. Claudia's prophecy could clearly not be ignored.
The way she said it, getting involved with Celeste would sohow lead to my death. And then there was that scene I'd witnessed back in Central Vedelia…
No. It was better this way.
If I managed to survive this ss—if she didn't hate by then—maybe…
But that was a problem for the future. Right now, I couldn't let this eat away at , no matter how awful I felt.
With a sigh, I turned and started walking toward the cafeteria. Or at least, I tried to. My steps slowed as a headache ford just from imagining what would happen the mont I stepped inside. The stares, the hushed whispers, the not-so-subtle glares. Eating in peace? Yeah, that wasn't happening.
Most of the academy already hated , and after what just happened, Celeste would probably be joining that list soon.
Victor and John might've been good company, but lately, they were always with their girlfriends—Selene and Alia. Ever since they got together, those two had barely been around . They'd officially beco henpecked boyfriends. Not that I blad them.
If things were different, I could've gone to Alvara or Layla, acted spoiled, and ignored my friends too. But neither of them was here.
Rodolf was also out of the question. As for Yanis, he was practically glued to Cylien these days. I needed to talk to him, but not here—not at school. Bringing up past lives and stirring up trauma wasn't sothing I wanted to do randomly in a hallway. I'd have to ask Rodolf alone first.
For now, though… I had no idea what to do.
I stood still for a mont in the empty corridor, the silence settling in around .
Is this what loneliness feels like?
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