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My hands rapped so tightly around the edges of my tray that er and water bottle on the floor and swing the tray as hard as I could at each of their faces I wanted to knock those superior grins loose, and maybe a couple of teeth while I was at it
But I just clenched my jaw so hard my own teeth almost cracked and took a step back
“Fine Enjoy your fucking lunch”
With that, I turned and walked out of the dining hall A few catcalls followed s burned, probably because I was barely breathing, and h the entry doors and sucked in air like I’d
been drowning Then I dumped my food, tray and all, into a trash can and hurried down the steps
Adrenaline had flooded through ood—and now the coy spike and the lack of food s feel shaky and weak
What just happened?
I hadn’t done anything to those assholes Nothing that should’ve prompted such harsh retaliation anyway And how the hell did they knoas from Idaho? Had Leah told them? Or had rumors and whispers about me spread that fast on my first day?
Wrapping my ar on the opposite side of the quad—one of the outliers Leah had mentioned—and walked around to the side, out of view, before sinking down into a crouch, back pressed up against the wall I sucked in air throughthe sun warm my face
Tears stung the backs ofas I blinked them away I hadn’t cried since I’d left Sand Valley, and even though I kneas just theto pull tears from me now, I refused to let them come
Not because of those fucking rich boys I wouldn’t let them be the straw that broke me
Breathe, Tal Just breathe So the four hottest guys in school don’t like you So what? You’ve put up with more shit in your lifetime than those rich assholes could ever drea win
I stayed there for the rest of the lunch period, and even though s didn’t shake anymore when I finally pressed to my feet
Pulling h once-over, uesses at where the classrooms were so I wouldn’t have to ask anyone for directions Then Ih
Ilost, but I was alh the door, my heart sank One of my tor near the back, his posture a lot better than the blond guy’s had been His gaze flicked toward me, and the cool expression melted off his face, replaced by a sneer