Ava’s POV
My heart skipped a beat the second my eyes met hers.
For a moment, I couldn’t move. My feet stayed glued to the floor, and all the air seemed to disappear from my lungs. Of all the things I expected to face this morning, Vanessa standing right there in front of me wasn’t one of them.
My whole body tensed, and one single thought kept spinning through my head. Is this week going to be as fun as last week?
Venessa stayed away all last week, and for once, I’d been able to breathe without the thought of her hanging over me.
Last week was easier. I guess I let myself hope that maybe, just maybe I’d get a little more time before this moment came.
But there she was. The sharp reminder I should’ve known would come.
Vanessa didn’t blink. Her cold stare locked on mine, and the lon
