Andrea’s POVEven after everything I’d already endured today—the stares, the tension, the silence I wore like armor—this guy beside me wouldn’t shut up.I tried to hold it together. I really did. I kept my posture stiff, my lips sealed, my energy ice-cold, hoping he’d get the message and back off. But no—he just kept eating, louder, messier, like he was trying to set a world record for most obnoxious chewing in a public setting.It was like sitting next to a damn Wendigo.And then, as if the noise pollution wasn’t enough, he leaned toward me and said, “Hey, Andrea… aren’t you going to do the new student thing? You know—ask who’s boss here? Shake the table a bit?”I slowly turned to him, my face blank, eyes narrowed just slightly. I hadn’t smiled since I walked through those gates, and I wasn’t going to start now.“What do you mean?” I asked flatly. “Be specific, if you want to talk.”He grinned like an idiot, shoved another chip in his mouth, and held out his hand. “I think you’re don
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