Chapter 55
ARIELLE
I sat in class, staring blankly at the chalkboard as the professor droned on about algebraic equations. But I couldn’t focus, my mind was elsewhere.
It had been a week since I forgave Derek, Enzo, and Aiden, and I had hoped that things would go back to normal. But instead, they seemed to be going out of their way to make it up to me, and it was making me uncomfortable.
Aiden kept leaving sweet notes in my locker, and they kept showering me with gifts, even though I had told them it wasn’t necessary. I appreciated the gesture, but it felt like they were trying too hard.
I couldn’t help but feel like they were trying to buy my forgiveness, and it made me feel uneasy. I didn’t want to be seen as the kind of person who could be bought with gifts and sweet words. I wante
