I loved my second semester schedule. Charlesteen High School has a different timetable arrangement than most, but whatever makes high school bearable, right? Everyday we had the same classes so I'd already taken most of my diploma exams. The only ones I still had to take in June was my Social Studies exam and Math 31. Sadly, Jade was only in one of my classes this semester and Layla was in none. I entered Ms. Yaworski's classroom and smiled at her politely. She eyed me sternly while she returned to the work on her desk. I took my seat in the back, once again early, and to my surprise, Trey walked in. His black hood hardly moved as he made his way down the aisle and took the seat in the far left corner once again. As the class began to trickle in, I leaned on my right hand. The pain in the

