Chapter 102; Staying or Letting Go Mimi’s PovBy the time my second lecture ended, I felt drained in a way that had nothing to do with schoolwork.The class itself had been manageable. I had listened, taken notes, and answered when I was called on, but it felt like I had been holding my thoughts in place the entire time. Every time my mind tried to drift back to everything that had been happening lately, I had to pull it back and force myself to focus again.When I stepped out into the corridor, the noise hit me immediately. Students were everywhere, talking, laughing, moving past each other without hesitation. It all looked normal, but I did not feel like I was part of it.“Mimi.”I turned to see Zara walking toward me with two bottles of water in her hands.“You look like you need this,” she said, handing me one.“Thanks,” I replied, taking it.We started walking toward the courtyard, and for a momen
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