The whispers from before turn into full-blown pointing and staring when I get back to school. If I wasn’t sure that my father had kept all the events top secret I might think that everyone knew about Charlie’s near-death experience.
No instead they’re talking about the incident with John Mcintosh. Eugene is nowhere to be seen as I trek through the halls shoulders squared to fight off their heavy gossip.
“To think you would sabotage yourself,” Tati is sitting to my right one hand on her book the other flipping through something on her phone. She glances at me momentarily before giggling mockingly. “Aurelia Laxon defeated by her own unsavory habits and bad company. I don’t think your reputation will recover, and what about poor Eugene.”
“Mind your business Tati,” I snap slidin
