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Done struggling to finish my meal, I stood up so fast that my chair almost fell backward. I didn’t care. The food sat heavy in my stomach, and Sophie’s words replayed in my head like a song I couldn’t shake off. Prepare your mind for tomorrow. What did she mean? Why tomorrow? Why me?
I held my plate close, moving quickly through the dining hall. I could feel eyes following me, some curious, some mocking. My heart thumped. I just wanted to disappear into my room, hide under my blanket, and sleep until the next moon came.
As I rushed up the staircase, my shoulder slammed into someone’s body. The tray in my hand almost slipped.
It was Helen.
Her eyes burned like fire as she looked down at her foot. “You bastard!” she hissed. “How dare you step on my toe? Are you blind?”
Before I could
