LEXI
Getting to school, I kept my head down and slipped into the music room. The guards weren’t here yet; they only started at eight, so River and I had about an hour before they arrived.
I just hoped he wouldn’t be late. He wasn’t, thank god. I had barely sat down when the door opened and he stepped in. One look at his face, my face, and I knew he already understood what this meeting was about.
I stood, ready to ask him what happened without wasting a moment. But the words I’d spat at him earlier echoed in my head, making me pause.
Before I could speak again, he interrupted. “Can I please say something first?”
“Okay,” I replied softly.
“I’m sorry about what happened today,” he continued. “I didn’t mean to hit Hunter-” He stopped, rubbed the back of his neck, then added, “Well… I d
