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I rush to Val and slip under his arm, helping him walk on his ruined ankle. I know he’s hurting, but right now my heart is breaking too. Val was a ringleader. He is definitely getting expelled.
“You’re going to have to leave MOA.”
“Don’t worry, Edie. It’ll be fine,” he assures me. Grabbing onto my arm, he steers me toward the infirmary.
We pass Tina who looks more cheerful than I’ve ever seen her before. So cheerful that she’s whistling, despite the jagged s***h on her arm and puncture in her cheek.
“I’m so sorry,” I tell her...and Val too.
“I’m not,” Tina says. “This place has sucked since we were outed. I’m fine with getting kicked out.”
“Yeah,” Val says. “There’s always UWA.”
I take a deep shuddering breath, fighting tears. Val doesn’t even seem to care that we’ll be at diffe
