Mia’s pov The final bell for the day felt like freedom. Not complete freedom—-because exams still exist, cruel and waiting for tomorrow. But it was enough freedom to breathe again. “I have seen the future,” Brin announced to no one in particular. “And in the future, I’m repeating this course.” Liora was still flipping through her notes to check if the answers she wrote were corresponding with the ones she had written down, like she could somehow rewrite the exams she had already submitted. “Please stop speaking negativity into the universe.” “I’m not speaking negatively. I am just preparing myself emotionally.” I laughed softly as I stood. “We all survived. And that is enough for today.” “Did we?” Brin asked, lifting her head just enough to look offended. “Did we really?” “No, we

