Annabel's POV
A few days had passed since the incident, and now I had to go to class for a lecture. I couldn't help but feel like I was getting extra attention today. I could feel them before I saw them, the stares. The shift in the air was almost physical the second I walked into class. Like all the whispered conversations, they paused just long enough to trail after me, then picked right back up once I passed. My skin prickled as I slid into my seat near the back, trying to act like nothing was different, like everything hadn’t completely changed overnight.
It didn’t work.
Lisa plopped into the seat next to me, her phone already out, eyes wide with anticipation. “You have to tell me everything,” she hissed.
I blinked at her. “What?” I blurted out, a little confused about what she wa
