Chapter 74: The Replacement Game
(Scarlet's POV)
The paper ball arced through the air, aimed precisely at the back of my head.
It wasn't the first one. Ethan Easton had been trying to provoke me all period. Unlike the previous attempts, I didn't let this one hit me. I didn't ignore it.
I raised my hand without turning around, snatching the crumpled paper out of the air with a sharp snap.
The classroom went silent. The AP Economics teacher paused mid-sentence, chalk hovering over the board.
I turned slowly in my seat. Ethan was leaning back in his chair, a smirk plastered on his face, hand poised to throw another.
"If you're this desperate for attention, Ethan, just say so," I said, my voice cutting through the quiet room. "It's pathetic."
The teacher sighed loudly, turnin
