KADE
From the moment Miss Lisa called Ivy up, I knew this class was about to turn into a tragedy.
I wasn’t even trying to look at her that much, I swear. But there was something about how she kept glancing back, like she was mentally writing her will. Her eyes darted over to me once. I blinked. She looked away like I was the reason the sky fell. Typical.
Then Caleb got called up. Of course. My best friend. The same guy who once tried to headbutt a tree to impress a girl. The same guy now rolling his shoulders, grinning, ready to beat Ivy into a fine purée because, according to Miss Lisa, equality means bleeding equally.
And yes, I kept my face neutral. Neutral like a corpse. But inside? Inside it was war. Every punch Caleb threw, my body flinched. Not on the outside. On the outside I l
