Hayden
We walked into class late, and the second we stepped through the door, I felt every single eye burn into me. It wasn’t just me; Ashley wasn't left out either. The whispers, the quiet smirks, the shifting bodies in their seats, it was all too obvious. I kept my face blank as we slid into our seats, but inside, my head was already pounding.
I stared at the board, at the teacher’s mouth moving, but nothing sank in. Not a single word. My mind was somewhere else, bouncing between two worlds I couldn’t piece together. Ashley or my job?
The question kept tearing at me. Was being with her messing up how I handled my job, or was being with them ruining everything I could ever have with her? It was like standing in the middle of two roads, knowing that whatever I chose, something would bur
