CASSIE’S POV
Lunch period felt louder than usual that day.
The cafeteria buzzed with nonstop conversations, trays clattering against tables, chairs scraping loudly against the tiled floor, and hundreds of overlapping voices blending into one giant wall of sound.
Usually, I tried to disappear during lunch.
I kept my head down and counted the minutes until the bell rang again. But today felt impossible to ignore because the entire school was restless.
Everyone was talking about the interview.
The triplets had a live radio interview scheduled during lunch, and somehow the entire student body knew about it before noon. Phones were already out before the period even started. Girls crowded around tables whispering excitedly while boys pretended not to care even though they clearly did. T
