Aliyah’s POV
Tracy’s eyes blazed as she rounded on her sister. “Jennie, shut your mouth right now. You have no idea what she’s been through.”
Jennie only rolled her eyes. “Please, everyone has seen it, it’s not like she can hide forever.”
The air in my lungs felt heavy, suffocating. I couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe. All I wanted was the ground to open and swallow me.
But then Tracy stepped closer, her voice fierce. “Aliyah, don’t listen to her. My sister can be cruel, but she doesn’t know you. I know you. And I stand with you.”
Something inside me cracked then. It's not in weakness, but in gratitude. My eyes filled with tears, and I bit my lip hard to stop them from falling.
Jennie huffed and turned on her heel, storming off with her phone still in her hand. “Whatever. Waste of tim
