SERAPHINA’S POV
I'm left stunned, a deer caught in headlights—confused, wide-eyed, and paralyzed in place.
The ground beneath me seems to crumble as I fall into a sinking pit of despair, engulfed in darkness. All the while, I'm denying it over and over again in my head.
There’s no way Olivia would be in a coma. The school is safe. Despite the segregations, there’s no way a student could get badly hurt like that, and no one would know the culprit.
But why would he lie to me about Olivia? He has no reason to - nothing to gain. She really is unconscious.
‘It’s all your fault. You promised you wouldn’t let anything happen to her.’
No, I-I did my best. I left her out of everything dangerous.
‘She’s your friend; she’s bound to get wound up in the threats that come after you at some point.
