CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
NADIA
FIRST DAY BACK
It was my first day in school since I had been discharged from the hospital. A mixture of anticipation and anxiety lingered in my gut. I didn't want to go, but Jack had done a great job convincing me that I needed to finish what I started.
“You don't want them calling you a dropout,” he had said.
He had spent the past two days at my place, making me feel like I was the only one that mattered to him. In those days we became closer, did things together, got more intimate, and even had s*x.
I fiddled with the hem of my shirt as I stood outside the school gates, the morning sun casting a warm glow on everything around me. I had no idea what kind of reception to expect from my classmates. It’s not like I expected them to throw their arms around me,
