Monday felt off from the second Cass stepped out of her car. There was a different atmosphere around the school not tense exactly, but charged, like everyone was buzzing about something she hadn’t heard yet.
Lena appeared at her side almost instantly, wearing sunglasses like she was dodging paparazzi. “Don’t panic,” she whispered, “but Zayelle is trending.”
Cass blinked. “What?”
“Yeah. She apparently threw a mini party over the weekend with the popular girls. Half the squad was there. And this morning she strutted into school acting like Beyoncé on tour.”
Cass sighed. “So she finally embraced her true form.”
“Girl, she didn’t embrace it. She launched it.” Lena wiggled her eyebrows. “Honestly, I’m proud. But also confused. And mildly betrayed. But mostly proud.”
Cass laughed despite h
