Faint Echoes

ah's

led in the air. Faith, the social prefect, the same one

ene

om, lecturing about the importance of following the

the head prefect

was to tell her t

ka

hatever she had been saying bu

sto

homas who was suppo

e causin

interrupted Faith'

talk " It caused everyone in the meeting room to be very s

aruq on yo

what did I even do?...h

t"this time i

king stupid

mad Faith Alade...yeah,y

ge, she slapped me, her palm connecting with my cheek

back, but before I could, Peter,

ret. I struggled against his hold, my frustration boiling over"Alaye free m

ated kindness, now held a hint of anger. "Calm do

moment, I didn't want Peter's advice or his interference. "We'

u're angry

lone" he di

calm

you saw her slap

d against the wall as well. He let go of me,

r slightly and she fell dramatically on Thomas .....oshey Bol

saved me from getting into trouble , losing my pr

king embarrassed as fuck.....with my head l

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recklessly, and the embarrassment weighed heavily on my shoulders. I found a q

e. Instead, I sat there in solitude, grappling with the mess

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ey

H

ut, and although I declined, we had remained friends of sorts. We started catching up on old ti

l curly hair and his voice....it's no d

out" I chuckled and pla

you been up

ally, just

oin her in the states

o carry us go " he smi

ter

ou're going tomorrow..

out softly wit

es

to miss you

ater ,we have almost a

ue

and I could sense a gr

Z

...w

thi

it felt like our lips might meet in a kiss. My heart raced, and for an instant, I cons

ee

d over our moment. I couldn't understand why he had an u

n fear and quickly recollected myself..

t came to check

ou long

ickering like children on a pl

shouted, my patience wearing t

step back, offering an apologetic

d, hurtful things under his breath, things that struck a nerve. M

Zeerah what th

I replied fei

w you

Please l

concerned

abeg and le

before I walked away from him , my footste

, torn between my "friendship" with Mart and the