"Ah... It was you."
I had nearly forgotten about that incident.
Laura's face was a mixture of shame and embarrassment.
"But I didn't spread those rumors. It must have been Kesha trying to make everyone think she saved the principal's wife."
"I see."
I nodded, keeping my cool.
"Why aren't you mad? If I were in your shoes, I'd tear Kesha apart!"
Laura seemed to switch allegiances on the spot, now fiercely taking up my cause.
We were walking into the school when Kesha, passing by, caught sight of us.
She stared at our seemingly close bond, and her face twisted with hate.
*****
Laura's POV:
I was genuinely grateful for Kylia.
Only someone who had been through a similar hell—abandoned by friends, saved by an unlikely hero—could grasp the complex emotions swirling within me.
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