CHAPTER 21: MY LIFE IS FALLING APART
ZARA:
The next morning, I arrived at the school with my head held, ready to ignore any form of mockery or bullying. I picked up the cleaning tools, ready to get started with mopping the hallways when the administrator stepped out of her office.
"Miss Ravencrest," she started, her voice sounding like a recording I’d heard a thousand times before. "I’m sorry, but your services are no longer needed here."
My heart skipped a beat, then sank into my stomach. I gripped the mop, my knuckles turning white. "What? What are you talking about? I just started yesterday. Is this about the incident with the cheerleaders? Because I didn't do anything wrong, I was just…"
She cut me off with a sharp shake of her head, finally meeting my eyes. There was a flicker o
