It came as no surprise that Matt had returned to the common area because he was exhausted. Or so I thought. He excused himself to his room after our short talk, claiming that he wanted to rest for a little while. I let him go without any further questions and with a warm smile because I understood his situation. It was the same for Ruby, Nero and the rest of the red-ties. The simple truth was that Matt had come to the common area to do what he had been doing for a while now; to watch me so that he would be able to confirm his suspicions.
So far, nothing had come up to prove that his paranoia was justified. In fact, he felt quite guilty for trying to pin me as a terrible person. The entire time I was at the school, I behaved like a normal, kind girl who was nothing like the Sophia he heard
