Chapter 70: Fractured Friendships

Noah’s

Time passed slowly, but James still didn’t say a single word to me. Every time we crossed paths in the school halls, his face stayed hard and his eyes remained cold. He looked right through me like I didn’t exist anymore. It hurt me much more than I wanted to admit to anyone. I kept hoping he would finally turn around, call my name, or even yell at me again like he used to do. Anything was better than this. The silence felt much worse than any ...