Despite what Kelvin had said, Ruth did not betray me. I knew he was just playing a sick mind game, trying to make me doubt our friendship. But what’s stronger than one person standing against bad leadership? Two people united against it.
The past couple of days at school had been calm—no students chasing us or trying to harm us. I hated to admit it, but it was all thanks to Kelvin. Somehow, he had managed to convince his cruel brother to leave us alone. Still, I doubted his brother would let me off so easily. His glaring eyes tracked me every time I walked into school, like he was just waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and destroy me.
What made it worse was that Ruth and I were constantly on edge. We flinched at every sudden movement, never fully trusting the quiet.
But today, I
