Theo’s POV'Sometimes, we make the wrong choices with our hearts prepared for the consequences. Most times, we never prepare for the consequences, it just comes at us so fast and unescapable.'This was the exact situation I and Rowan found ourselves. The moment I heard principal Whitcombe’s voice, I knew we were finished.This was not the kind of finish you could talk your way out of, nor the kind you could twist into a joke or a misunderstanding.No.This was the kind that stayed with you, followed you and ruined every possible means of escape. “I know you're in there… open the door.” Her voice was too calm for someone who just caught students in her office. And made everything worse.Rowan and I didn’t move. We stood there in the dark like if we stayed still long enough, we could somehow disappear.“Open the door.” she repeated, this time her tone sharp. It is better if we accept that we are not escaping this, not even in our dreams. My hand found the handle. For a brief second,
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