AURORA'S POV:
(One month later)
The bell rings, shrill and piercing, echoing through the corridors of Briarwood High. Students spill out of classrooms like water from a broken dam, the air filled with chatter and laughter.
But none of it reaches me. My world is quieter now, muted by the weight of everything I’ve learned, everything I’ve endured.
Ariel's presence seems so faraway now and that also goes for Arc.
A month has passed since the truth came crashing down on me. A month since I looked Arc in the eyes and saw him as a lying traitor who was staring back. Since then, I haven’t spoken to him. Not really. Not like before. He tries, I can tell, but I keep my distance. My silence is the only weapon I have left to hurt him.
Jon, on the other hand, is still by my side. Loyal, steady.
