The canteen buzzed with voices, trays clattering against tables, and the faint smell of fried rice lingering in the air. Amaya slid into a chair across from Zara, her shoulders tense, lips pressed into a thin line. She hadn’t touched her food since she got it, just picking at it absently, her eyes distant. Zara, sipping her drink, studied her carefully. After a long silence, she finally asked, “Okay, what’s your problem?” Amaya blinked, caught off guard. “What?” “You heard me.” Zara leaned back in her chair, eyes narrowing. “You’ve been sulking since we left class. And before that, you snapped at Tiana for no reason. She just asked a harmless question, Amaya. You didn’t have to be so rude.” Amaya’s stomach knotted. The memory of her sharp tone toward Tiana burned in her mind. She hadn’t meant to lash out, but something about Tiana, her prying eyes, her sweet smile, had rubbed her raw. Or maybe it wasn’t Tiana at all. Maybe it was Jaxon. Always Jaxon. “She was just asking for jaxo
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