CHAPTER 14: CORNEREDANITA’S POV“Oh my God,” I whisper, my head shaking violently as disbelief surges through me. My lips tremble so hard I press a palm over them to steady myself. My feet shuffle backward, instinctively seeking distance though there’s nowhere left to go. The phone is still pressed against my ear, Principal Morlens’ voice still spilling into me, but all I can hear is the hammering of my pulse.“I can’t do this,” I murmur, my voice quaking, almost breaking apart.On the other end of the line, he sighs heavily, then speaks, his tone thick with pity and desperation. “Look, Anita, I understand, okay? I know. I know how hard this is for you. I know what you’re feeling.” His words tumble over each other, frantic and pleading. “You’re grown now. You’re becoming a beautiful woman, and you have principles, standards—things your family raised you to believe in, to abide by. Things meant to make your life better. But come on.”His voice cracks slightly, but he pushes on. “Pleas
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