Aurora’s POVI did what Mom told me. I changed schools.The decision felt like signing away a piece of my soul, but after that tear-filled night in the living room, I knew fighting them openly would only make things worse. Crestwood—with its familiar halls, stolen glances in the corridors, and the constant thrill of knowing Theo might be just around the corner—was gone. Mom had pulled strings, called in favors, and within two weeks I was enrolled at Ridgewood Academy, a stricter, more isolated private school on the other side of the city. The campus was beautiful in a cold, clinical way: manicured lawns, towering stone buildings, and rules that felt designed to suffocate any spark of life.Mom gave me my phone back as a reward for “making the right choice.” “This is a fresh start, Aurora,” she’d said, handing it over with a cautious smile. “Use it wisely. No more secrets. We’re trusting you.”I nodded obediently, but the second I was alone in my new, sterile dorm room, I opened our me
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