After a moment, Aija's voice was a whisper, heavy with disbelief, "Larie, are you saying that Nicole has already been chosen?"
Larie knelt beside Aija, vigorously rubbing her hands to chase away the chill, her voice crackling with frustration, "Yeah, the teacher is really playing favorites. To make sure Nicole got picked, they put her file right on top, and..."
Thinking about how Aija's file had been buried, Larie's eyes clouded over, her words faltering.
As feeling returned to her limbs, Aija turned slightly to face Larie, "And what else?"
"They removed your file entirely. Nicole locked you on the rooftop because she didn't want you to meet Raymie... I'm sorry, I couldn't help you!" Larie hung her head, drowning in guilt.
"I can't believe they went this far!"
Aija couldn't help but
