I waited.
“You will be allowed to stay—if you pass… an exam. It’s scheduled just before Homecoming. If you fail, your enrollment will be terminated. Quietly.”
My fists clenched. I’ll have to leave after homecoming anyways, but, I had a point to make.
I nodded. “An exam? Easy. I’ll take it.”
We left the office without another word, the door shutting behind us like the last line in a bad chapter. Outside, the sun had already dipped low, casting a golden wash over the school grounds, making the cobblestones glow like they belonged somewhere far prettier than this mess.
I let out a long breath I hadn’t realized I was holding, only to hear the familiar sound of Zane’s boots crunching beside me.
He stretched his arms above his head with a dramatic groan, then smirked like he’d just retur
