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Chapter 72

Aurora's pov

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School didn’t wait for me.

It went on with lectures and assignments. Now I have to be the one catching up for missed tests and assignments.

The bell rang the same way it always had. as I walked through the gates alone. No Layla beside me, no teasing, no arm hooked through mine. Just my footsteps echoing too loudly.

People stared. Side glances. Half-looks. Whispers that stopped when I turned my head.

I kept my eyes forward.

My locker felt heavier than usual when I twisted the dial. The metal was cold and empty. I and Layla’s stickers were still glued. I stared, draping my hands on it—scraped off at some point when I wasn’t looking. That hurt more than it should have.

I sat in class alone.

The seat beside me stayed empty, I tried looking around the class for Layla

Every time someone laughed behind me, my shoulders stiffened. Every time a phone vibrated, my heart jumped stupidly, traitorously, expecting a name that never appeared.

Jaxon didn’t text.

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