AVELORA"Jealous?" Khyrix repeated."I don't think you understand what is going on or how high the stakes are," he added. I didn’t think I needed to be in here right now. He was dealing with things that only he understood. "I'm going to the library with Miles," I announced. I walked toward the door, my eyes set. I had finally made a new friend, I wasn't going to let Khyrix destroy it with whatever demons he was fighting."Call me when you've cooled down," I said when he didn't move. His face was a mask that gave nothing away. It felt like whatever emotion had slipped a few minutes ago had been a mistake he was already fixing."Or when we can talk about whatever is wrong." He still didn’t answer, so I left.I headed toward the library, the only shared area that wasn't divided into upper class and lower class in the whole school. But you still needed a student ID to enter. I reached into my pocket and felt the plastic edge of the badge I’d taken. I might have stolen Khyrix's ID just to
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