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CHAPTER 78
~Jade's POV~
The rest of the morning passed in a blur.
I barely heard half of what the teachers said, my mind drifting back to Isadora standing in front of my locker, hurt written plainly across her face. The image stayed with me longer than I wanted it to.
We had fought before, but never like that.
Usually one of us would laugh it off or apologize before things went too far. This time I had walked away knowing I had said something meant to sting.
And it had worked.
I tried to focus on class after that, but every time I glanced toward my side where Isadora usually sat, I found the chair empty. She had moved to the back of the classroom to sit beside Silvie instead.
When the bell rang for the next break, I gathered my books quietly and stood up, hoping to slip out before anyone tried to talk to me.
"Hey." I looked up just as Adrian and Silver stepped into my path.
