Watching Jenna get cuffed, screaming hysterically as she was dragged away, my thoughts returned to the day the college entrance exam ended.The moment the final bell rang for the last English exam, the entire school erupted.Torn pages drifted down from the academic building like snowflakes, and the cheers were nearly enough to lift the roof.I moved against the flow of the crowd. I did not go back to the classroom. Instead, I walked toward the area behind the equipment shed in the corner of the field.Someone with a thin, bony frame was standing there, wearing a baseball cap pulled low with the brim pressed down."Why did you help me?" I asked bluntly.The person turned, removed her mask, and revealed a pale but delicate face.I recognized her. Arlo Vega.Normally, she always kept to herself. With so little presence, she might as well have been air."Because this time last year, I was the one trembling in front of the security gate," Arlo said softly.She pulled a slightly o
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