His eyes widened. "Josh… I… I didn't mean it like that. I just meant the whole thing. Not just her."
I squeezed my eyes shut, taking a deep breath before letting it out. "I'm sorry, Cormac. I…I'm a little on edge."
He nodded. "I understand."
I watched as they walked away to attend their own classes, and sighed to myself, trying to ignore the feeling in my chest. I kept my eyes to the ground and forced my feet to step one in front of the other. My entrance was much like my first day. The classroom went completely silent, and my skin prickled at the feel of judging, pitiful eyes on me. I took a deep, settling breath, trying to shake them off. With my eyes cast downward, I could hardly make out the path to my seat, but when I did, I slide in cautiously. I tried to pretend that she was stil
