(Juliette's POV)
Bianca's eyes dropped straight to my phone.
Whatever she'd been building — the tears, the soft voice, the wounded look — it all fell apart in about two seconds.
"Wait," she said. "Wait, just—"
"I'm sorry?" I tilted my head. "A minute ago you were devastated. You needed an apology. Now you want me to wait?"
Her mouth opened and closed.
"It was my fault," she said. The words came out fast and flat, nothing like the trembling whisper she'd been using. She turned to Lily. "I started it. I provoked you first. This has nothing to do with you."
Lily stared at her.
Bianca looked at Dominic. "She didn't do anything wrong. I did. Please don't hold this against her."
The hallway was very quiet.
I put my phone back in my pocket and turned to Dominic.
"Still want Lily to apo
