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Chapter 31 – A 'fresh start' indeed!

Author: Charity writes
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-18 15:29:24

Yvonne’s POV

I was standing by the bookshelf in the library, tracing my fingers along the spines of the novels stacked in perfect rows. The quiet hum of pages flipping around me was oddly comforting and that was what I needed at this point. You know, I needed a distraction, let's say something to pull me away from all the drama that had been clinging to me like a shadow.

Although, there was a quiz coming up next week, and I told myself that if I could just focus on my studies, maybe everything else which includes Liam, Tricia and the stares from all corners I stepped to would fade, at least for a while.

Then, the bell rang out sharply.

Before I could even move, the school’s announcement speaker crackled above my head, and the principal’s voice came through in a curt and emotionless manner.

“Yvonne Clarke! Yvonne Clarke, you are required to be at the principal’s office immediately.”

My stomach dropped and the room suddenly felt smaller. Every eye turned toward me and the whispers follo
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