Nolan:
She stormed out of the dining hall like a thunderclap. No words. No glances. Hell, she did not even hesitate or even look back before walking out. She didn't even care that she was causing a stir.
Just the sound of her chair scraping against the floor, the sharp click of her shoes, and the echo of her frustration seared into the silence she left behind.
Everyone noticed.
Everyone waited for me to react.
And for a few seconds, no one moved. It was as if they just froze. The one person who seemed amused by this was Alessandro, who shook his head as he kept his eyes on his plate.
I saw the way their heads turned, the uncomfortable shift of shoulders, forks pausing mid-air. No one said anything, no one dared, but they all felt it.
But I didn’t react. At least, not in front of the
