[Amelia]
As I stand alone in the hall watching them walk away, my body freezes up like stone and I stand, unable to move.
I can’t care for Lucas. He’s more like a kidnapper than a friend. It shouldn’t matter if he has someone else to love, to care for and protect.
But somehow, that doesn’t stop my heart from breaking as he strides away from me.
“Miss,” Lucia comes to stand next to me, her clothing changed from her usual uniform to a simple black dress with a choker of pearls. “You sent for me?”
“I didn’t,” I confess. “Actually…” I start to say that Lucas was going to accompany me, but when I look over my shoulder, and I see Vanessa’s twisted smirk, I know this is just part of her game.
My friend looks nervous as she twists the hem of her dress, her head raised high so a tear doesn’t
