(Avery)
I sat on the floor near the art hall, my back against the wall. My hands were still shaking, and I felt like I could not breathe right. Students passed by every now and then, but no one stopped. Which was okay because I was used to it by now.
Then I heard footsteps stop in front of me.
I looked up. Luca was standing there, his hands in his pockets, looking down at me with a calm expression.
"Hey," he said.
I did not say anything. I just looked back down at the floor.
He sat down beside me without asking. For a moment, he did not say anything either. He just sat there, quiet, like he was waiting for me to talk first.
"I'm not going back to the cafeteria," I finally said.
"I know," he said.
"I'm not talking to Elias either."
"I figured."
I looked at him. "Are you going to
