Aria.
The dorm was eerily quiet when I stepped in. And as soon as I did, twenty pairs of eyes stared back at me and I instantly noticed the room filled with unease. Some started at me sadly while the others was with hostility.
I felt the weight of their stares weigh me down like a thousand pounds and I forced myself to walk towards my bunk feeling the ache of it on my shoulder and making my body heavier to move.
Lila was the first to move, she took a step towards me, grabbing my arm gently as she pulled me into a hug. I sighed in relief as I melted into her embrace as tears stung at the end of my eyes but I blinked them away when she pulled herself off me and looked down at me as if checking for any new injuries.
“Aria?” She asked as I took a seat on her bed despite staining it with fo
