STELLA
Guilty, guilty, guilty. I feel so goddamn guilty! I should have just told him everything… But then what would he do to Elle? What kind of punishments do they even have here?
However, there’s absolutely no guarantee that Xavier didn’t just guess everything. This masquerade business seems …odd…
Elle comes back with a pale face. And now I know.
“What happened?” I run to her, but she avoids looking me in the eyes.
“Nothing. All is fine,” my roommate replies.
“Are you sure? You look… not great, Elle…”
“It’s just…”
“He knows, doesn’t he?” I roll my eyes. Who is she kidding?
“I can’t disclose anything, Stella.” She sighs and walks to her bed. She looks like she’s about to cry.
“Did he scold you badly?”
“I am not your guard anymore,” she says, her voice at a breaking point. “Not
