I stare at the student in shock, my glance then jumping back to Eros. He stops in his tracks, his face frozen. He then turns around slowly, scanning the crowd for the person, who dared to insult him in such a horrid way. But then someone else gets encouraged to try their luck too.
“Get back to the North, you demon!” My mouth hangs open at the spiteful words. What is going on today? They’ve left him alone until now! So, what changed? Eros narrows his eyes at the boy, already heading his way, when suddenly a lot of students stand up from their tables.
“You slimy leech!” another boy yells at him, making me cringe. How do they come up with those kinds of comments? Can they get any worse? I wish I didn’t ask myself that, because I get a confirmation right when the next student lashes ou
