Madison slapped the quiet girl for not moving from “her” library table… But when Emma removed her headphones, everything changed. Emma wiped the blood from her lip with the back of her hand, never breaking eye contact with Madison. “What’s that stupid necklace?” Madison sneered, pointing at the gold medal. “Some participation trophy?” Emma stood…
A bully slapped a quiet girl in the library for sitting in “her seat”… But she had no idea who she’d just hit. The Westfield High library was the kind of place where nothing ever happened. It smelled like old paper and dry air conditioning, and on most Tuesday afternoons, the only sound was the…
[Hook 1] She slapped the quiet girl in the library for sitting in “her” seat… But the quiet girl slowly removed her headphones and revealed exactly who she was. Continues in the first comments The Westbrook Academy library was the kind of room that made students feel like they should whisper even when no one…