Maddison's POV
The question hung in the air, a spoken spear thrown directly at her, and in that moment, Maddison felt a dozen eyes settle on her. Chloe's face was one of slowly growing surprise, but to Maddison, it felt as though it was a cop's flashlight. The heat of the mug in her hands spread up through her arm.
"I… I don't know," she managed to say, the sentence awkward and strange on her lips. "I didn't really know anyone outside of class."
It was a weak lie but it was the best she could do at that instant. She didn't stop to hear a response but walked instead out of the break room, her step steady and slow. She didn't run, nor did she look back over her shoulder. She could feel Chloe's and Liam's eyes on the back of her and could almost hear the sound of their minds connecting. He
