They walked into school like it were any other day. However, in the back of Lola’s mind, she had yesterday’s events painfully pressuring her.

Students stopped in the corridors and eyed them. At first, Lola couldn’t figure out why they were staring so openly, but then she saw how their eyes fell over Jax as he stopped next to her. Persephone, who had classes with Melissa, walked over with a smile.

“Hi!” They started talking about the upcoming test while Lola stood stiff ...