Chapter 27 - Shea

Eva is waiting for me outside of my first-period class, her face is a mix of fear, anger, and confusion, and I feel completely unsettled all at once. 

"What up?" I ask as soon as I see her. 

"Luke and Jacob got into it this morning or something. Luke completely lost it and PUNCHED HIM!"

"What?" It's not that I can't hear her, it's just the shock has me reeling.

"Luke laid Jacob out. Like broke his nose and everything." She sounds a little giddy when she says it, but I can barely hear her over the blood rushing to my head. 

I feel like I'm going to pass out. I lean back against the wall. A sinking feeling in my gut tells me that I know exactly why they were fighting. The skin on my back feels tight and itchy, just like it did when the scabs were still new. 

"Eva. I have some things I desperately need to tell you."

"Shea, you look pale, what is it?"

"Not here," I shake my head and regret it, the lighth