JACQUELINE I don't know how long I allowed myself to fall apart, but my ringing phone jarred me momentarily out of my sad fog.I dropped my hands from my face long enough to pull my phone out of my bag.It was Blair.“Hello,” I croaked.There was a short silence, then her voice came through, laced with worry. “Jac? Are you okay? You sound—wait, are you crying?”I bit down on my lip, trying to keep it together, but the second I opened my mouth to respond, the tears came back harder than before. I didn’t even say anything. Just sobbed. It felt like my chest was caving in, like all the breath had been knocked out of me.“Oh my God, where are you?” Blair asked, her tone tight and frantic now. “Jacqueline, talk to me. Where are you?”I tried to speak, but it took a moment for the words to come out. “School,” I finally managed between choked breaths. “I’m at his office door.”There was another pause on her end. “Wait, Ezra’s office?” she asked.I nodded before realizing she couldn’t see me
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