Bella:

I placed my head in my palms, trying to process what Hazel had said about the test, but the ache in my head wouldn’t let me concentrate, and I had barely gone over what I had read.

“Take a deep breath, Bella. I am sure you will get over it. Just…”

“Let me be!” I breathed, and Hazel kept mute, looking at me, then she walked back to her bed, quietly grabbing her bag.

“Hazel, I didn’t mean it, I am just…”

“I understand, and it is ...