ADRIAN
The walk to the cafeteria is usually something I look forward to. Food, noise, people. But today? Today, I feel like I’m stuck between two ticking time bombs.
Iris walks on my right, Daisy on my left. Neither of them has said a word to the other since we left class. Their silence isn’t the peaceful kind, it’s suffocating. Thick. Heavy. Like I’m stuck breathing through cement.
I clear my throat. Loudly. No one reacts. I slow down, stopping right in the middle of the hallway. They both pause, glancing at me but not at each other.
“Alright,” I say, crossing my arms. “What’s going on?”
They speak at the exact same time.
“She-”
“She’s being-”
They both stop. Narrow eyes. Crossed arms. Oh good, now they’re fully glaring at each other.
“Seriously?” I sigh. “Can one of you talk lik
