CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
The final bell echoed through the campus, signaling the end of another school day.
Students streamed out of their classrooms, filling the hallways with laughter and endless conversations.
Anna adjusted the strap of her backpack before heading toward the gymnasium.
Over the past three days, that place had quietly become part of her daily routine.
Every afternoon...
Evan would already be waiting there.
Patiently correcting her posture.
Showing her how to balance her weight.
Teaching her the proper way to throw a punch without hurting herself.
He wasn't particularly gentle with his words.
Nor did he praise her whenever she improved.
Yet he never grew impatient.
Whenever she made the same mistake again and again, he would simply demonstrate it once more as thou
