Chapter Twenty-one
•MARIANA•
Despite taking a car to school, we were still twenty-five minutes late due to the morning rush. Mrs. Hathaway stopped the car in front of the school, and both Vanessa and I got out.
“Have a good day at school, girls. Bye!” she said, and we nodded as we waved goodbye, watching her drive off. Vanessa and I turned toward the school and walked through the gate.
We first went to our lockers to grab the necessary books, then headed toward our classroom. Vanessa and I let out nervous breaths as we approached the door. I opened it and stepped inside first, with Vanessa following closely behind. All eyes immediately fell on us, including the teacher’s, who was glaring at us as if we’d committed a crime for being late and interrupting his class.
“Alas! Miss Jackson
