The weight of whispers
Whispers followed us, low but deliberate, brushing past my ears wherever we went.
As we passed through the main hallway, I heard a girl scoff behind me.
“He must be delusional to think he’d actually win.”
I stopped. Right there. I turned slowly, walked back until I stood in front of her, and tilted my head just enough to meet her eyes. My heart was screaming that she might be right, but I didn’t let it show.
“Watch me,” I said, my voice steady, confident, and almost daring.
Then I turned on my heel and walked away like a queen, even if my crown felt imaginary. Isiah stepped beside me without a word.
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