GABRIELLA
I make it three steps outside her office before the tears come.
I hold them as long as I can, blinking hard against the burn behind my eyes, and by the time I round the corner into the main hallway, I've lost most of the battle. Nicole and Lisa are waiting by the lockers, and the second they see my face, whatever they were talking about stops.
"What happened?" Lisa asks, already reaching for me.
"I was stupid."
“Gabby…” Lisa wraps an arm around me. “What went on in there?”
My voice comes out wobbly. "I explained my situation to her and asked if she could take me as a private student,” I sniff. Saying it out loud makes me sound even stupider. “But she said I'm not someone she can work with right now. Or maybe ever."
Lisa's face falls into something sympathetic, but before
