The message stayed in my head long after I dropped my phone.
"Enjoy tonight while it lasts.
By tomorrow, everyone will know who you really are."
I didn’t reply.
I couldn’t.
Sleep didn’t come easy either.
Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing it—those words, repeating, settling into something heavier than just a threat.
By morning, my chest still felt tight.
Like something was already wrong and I just didn’t know where it would hit from.
Walking into school felt different.
Too normal.
That was the problem.
No one was staring.
No one was whispering louder than usual.
Everything looked the same.
But it didn’t feel the same.
I kept looking around anyway.
At faces.
At corners.
At nothing in particular.
Waiting.
Then I saw her.
Paige.
She was already looking at me
