Chapter 57
SIRI The next morning felt like it came way too fast. I barely remembered falling asleep after the nightmare. I just knew I hadn’t slept much after that. My alarm had dragged me out of bed while it was still dark, and I’d spent the entire morning moving through the house like a ghost. By the time I got to school, my head was pounding and my eyes burned with exhaustion. I scanned the parking lot automatically. Keisha’s car wasn’t there. A strange knot formed in my stomach, but I pushed it down as I walked inside. Maybe she was just running late. Maybe she had a doctor’s appointment. Maybe she just… didn’t want to see me. The thought made my chest tighten. By the time lunch rolled around, I still hadn’t seen her. Not in the halls. Not in class. Nothing. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the w
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