The Rejected True Heiress
“You’re not trapped. You don’t owe this place anything. So why stay where everyone treats you like you set the school on fire? You don’t… love Callum, you don’t really have a reason to stick it out. So why? ”
I opened my mouth. Closed it.
Why was I still here?
I looked around, at the trees, the buildings, the stupid carved initials on the bench near us. At Zane’s annoying, thoughtful face. At the sky I saw every day and somehow never noticed.
“I don’t know,” I said finally, picking at a loose thread on my sleeve. “Maybe because every time something went wrong in my life, I fought back. Retreating was never an option. I wanted to prove I could stay if someone says I can’t.”