Alex POV
The words on the crumpled piece of paper haunted me, a cruel whisper at the back of my mind.
“Meet in the abandoned shed.”
Andrian's message had been straightforward, but it carried a weight that made my chest tighten. He hadn’t specified the time, which only added to my frustration. Throughout my classes, I was a hollow shell, staring blankly at the board. The teacher’s voice was a meaningless drone. My classmates probably noticed my unusual silence, hence their rare mercy in refraining from taunts today.
The bell signaling the start of sports blared across the schoolyard. Most students hurried out, their excited chatter filling the air. I, however, walked against the crowd, heading toward the music room.
With the auditions just around the corner, practicing seemed lik
