- ARIA
My hands were still shaking a little when I walked back to my desk. Hannah’s words had cut deep, but Tasha… the way she stepped up for me had meant everything.
"Hey," I said, leaning over the cubicle wall, my voice low. "Seriously, thank you. What you said back there… you didn't have to do that."
Tasha, her eyes still a little red, shrugged. "Someone had to. Hannah’s a bully. Always has been. Besides, she deserved to be called out. My past is my past, but it doesn't give her the right to use it like a weapon."
"Still," I said, a genuine smile finally breaking through. "That was gutsy. You’re a good human, Tasha."
"You learn to be, when you’ve had to fight for everything." She looked at me, a flicker of something guarded in her eyes. "Just… be careful with Hannah. Sh
