When those words hit his ears, Eliseo felt his heart jolt hard enough to rattle his ribs.
"What did you just say?"
The class monitor stared at him, confused. "Eliseo, you two live right across the hall from each other! You should have heard about this way before us, right?"
Clang! Clang!
The midnight bell tolled, its deep, resonant sound echoing across the entire city.
It dragged on low and heavy, like a final goodbye.
A flash of panic darted across Eliseo's eyes. He spun around on his heel, ready to bolt, but Isadora grabbed his arm to hold him back.
"Wait! Calixta isn't leaving today!"
Eliseo froze mid-movement. "How do you know that?"
Isadora lowered her eyes, a tiny, almost unnoticeable flicker of evasion crossing the corner of her eye. "She told me. She's leaving after the h
