KAYLEE My heart sank when those words left my lips, and I gasped out in horror. My eyes were wide, and my hands wouldn't stop shaking on my sides as that scene replayed over and over again in my head. Sweat broke out on my back, and my chest tightened in fear. I lowered my head, unable to look them in the eyes. The questions of what Jaden and Jordan would think of me filled my head. I gripped my trembling hands and sank my teeth into my lips, breathing heavily. I flinched when someone touched my shoulders from behind. “I'm… I'm sorry,” I stuttered. “Kaylee, look up,” Casper said, but I kept my head down. “It's not your fault, okay? You have nothing to feel sorry about—” I jerked away to the counter and grabbed the cereal box and bowl, pushing one of them out of the way as I walked briskly out of the kitchen. My heart hammered in my chest, and I panted for breath as I walked away. I tried to escape the dining hall, but my mom's owlish eyes caught me before I could slip awa
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