Sometimes, I wonder what the Black Cats think of whenever they swagger into school and receive a slew of looks, how it feels to be the center of attention and subjects of all the chatter. Right now, it must totally suck to be a Black Cat. The mysterious reappearance of the two most popular and feared students is now the school headline. It's inundating to even sit beside Alistair, and it’s only morning class.
Behind us, Sienna and Phoebe pretend to ignore the overdrawn hush but send their share of judging looks at us. They’re the first to notice a difference between me and Alistair. It’s not like we announced our relationship in a megaphone, but being the only person talking casually if not most comfortably with Alistair, I must’ve raised suspicion.
Phoebe leans over to Alistair. “You’re
