I COULDN'T STOP TOUCHING the place where Cyrus kissed me. I felt wary. I tried to avoid making eye contact with him, but it was nearly impossible because we still wouldn't let go of my necktie. I wanted to give him a reply, but what he said was something that I did not even deserve to hear. Not after everything that I did to him tonight. I'm so stupid. I should have thought of a way out than a way in. What I did wasn't a way to stop his punishment. It was a way to continue it, but with a much higher risk of getting Cyrus and the others in more danger. Was it better if I just stayed put and observe as someone else took the place that I have now? "Cyrus I-" My sentence was immediately cut off. Not by Cyrus, but by the loud sound of the bell that has now gotten me feeling terrified. I felt