KAYDEN POV
The school grounds were crowded as usual that morning, but something was different about it. I walked into the Elite class, my eyes taking in the small groups of people huddled close, whispering within themselves. I went slowly to my seat, my ears pricking at the little gossip I overheard.
“They said the school already decided who’s leaving the Elite class.”
“Yeah, I heard it too.”
“That’s crazy. Do you know who it is?”
Simultaneously, they turned to look at me. My eyes met with theirs and I looked away, opening my book and trying to distract myself from everything else.
I could feel their eyes lingering on me, judging, calculating. I knew what they were thinking. I was the one meant to be sent out of the Elite class. I acted like I was writing, refusing to let my face be
