KATHY’S POV
The cafeteria buzzed with noise.
I sat at the far end of the table with Brianna and Chloe, watching Ashley laugh with the cheerleaders like she’d always belonged there. Ever since she lost weight, she’d been everywhere - in every conversation, every boy’s line of sight, every whispered rumor.
It was almost funny. A few months ago, nobody even looked at her twice. Now, she walked into a room, and people lit up like she was some kind of star.
“She’s seriously glowing,” one girl from another table whispered. “I heard she might be up for Homecoming Queen next semester.”
My stomach tightened. Homecoming queen? My crown. They were already talking like it was hers. There’s no chance in hell I’d let that happen.
I pushed my fork into my salad too hard, stabbing a tomato till it b
