Olivia POV “No.” As I sat there in Mr. Green’s office, I knew he was talking but I couldn’t hear a single word he said. I was feeling numb, to say the least. Tears wanted to fall from my eyes but I was holding my breath, trying hard not to shed any. A simple word that cut like a knife. The moment he said it, I felt as though my heart was ripped out of my chest and torn into a million tiny pieces. It knocked all the air from my lungs, and I tried so hard not to show how affected I was by it. Damon snorted, and when he looked at me, I could see confusion and what seemed to be sympathy. I didn’t want that; I didn’t want any of this. From that simple but deadly No, I wanted to run away and not look back. I didn’t know what I expected, but I knew I would not give into crying, not in fr