I walk into study hall with my head down and hood up. I’ve been avoiding Colton with Riley’s help since arriving at school. I sit at a table in the back and pull out a book to read and, hopefully, lose myself in. I look up when I feel someone’s eyes on me and spot Claire sitting at her usual table on the opposite side of the room, staring at me with hate-filled eyes while Lola and the other friend glance at me over their shoulders. I don’t know what I did to piss her off or make myself the topic of her conversation, but that’s not a place I want to be. I narrow my eyes at her, daring her to bother me with a look. Only a second is able to pass by before she returns her attention back to her table like the coward she is. Not that I have any room to judge her at the moment considering how m