Chapter 63: Heartbeats in Danger

James’s

I trudged slowly down the quiet street toward home, heavily dragging my sneakers against the rough pavement. Each painful scuff of the rubber sounded much louder than it truly should, like the entire world had instantly gone quiet just to harshly highlight my intense nerves. My mind absolutely wouldn’t let go of what happened earlier in the loud cafeteria.

The look on Noah’s face when Stan suddenly showed up—shaken, intensely angry, and ...