The cafeteria went silent.
Everyone was staring at us.
My face burned as I looked at Maya, who sat across from me with a satisfied smile, as if she hadn’t just exposed my private life to the entire school.
“Are you crazy?” I whispered angrily. “Why would you say that in front of everyone?”
Maya rolled her eyes. “Oh, please, Lara. Everyone already suspects something is going on between you and Victor. You’re always together. Why pretend otherwise?”
“You don’t know anything about us!” I stood up, my chair scraping against the floor. “You don’t know what happened between us or how I feel!”
Her smile disappeared. “I’m your best friend. I’m supposed to know these things.”
“Then act like one!” My voice cracked. “You’re supposed to listen to me, not announce my business to the whole school
