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Chapter 17

Author: Juliana Rosewood
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-08 02:00:52

Aria's pov

I walk out of the building with my head bent low, hoping no one notices the tears streaking down my cheeks. They sting against my skin, hot and humiliating, and I press my lips together to stop the sob that threatens to escape. The Dean’s words still echo inside my head, cruel, as if he takes pleasure in making me feel small. I keep my gaze on the ground walking straight forward, counting the cracks in the pavement, refusing to let anyone see how broken I feel. Only when the sound of my own steps becomes the only thing I hear do I finally dare to look up.

My chest tightens when I realize the courtyard is empty……Completely empty. There is no laughter, no footsteps and no students wandering around late like me. It feels wrong, like I have slipped out of time and been forgotten. I rembered the Dean warning about tardiness, now I understand why. They take it very seriously here, way too seriously from the look of it…..and I was so late.

“This wasn’t how I envisioned this day” I
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