Leia’s POV
I did not stop running. I did not care who was watching, who was calling my name, or what they were thinking. All I knew was that I had to get out. Out of that hall, out of those eyes and out of that moment that kept replaying in my head over and over again.
Pete, the applause for Sharon, his recognition of Sharon on what should have been my day. And me… standing there like I did not exist. Once again, he sided with her. He was on her side and the so-called birthday party was a disguise to humiliate me and elevate her. Everything is clear now, it’s her he wants.
My chest burned as I pushed through the corridors, my vision blurred by tears. I could not hold back anymore. I reached my room and shut the door behind me, my hands shaking as I turned the lock. The silence hit me in
