Cynthia Dion:
Atticus rose from his seat, casting me a glare before shifting his attention to Ms. Kylie.
"I--," I interrupted him before he could fabricate another lie.
"I just handed my assignment to him," I proclaimed. My raised voice and clenched jaw cast a hush over the entire class. They had never witnessed me speaking up; ordinarily, I would be stricken with worry or an anxiety attack, but today, for once, I found my voice.
"Cynthia! Then where is it?" Ms. Kylie exchanged a disappointed glance with me, displaying the collected assignments and indicating that mine was conspicuously absent.
I couldn't fathom why Ms. Kylie wasn't directing any questions towards Atticus.
"Ask Atticus. He collected the assignments. These students here saw me handing him my assignment." I refused to
