Angel’s POV –
The first day of school after the break always felt like stepping into a familiar battlefield. Everyone trying to reassert their dominance, old cliques reforming, and the drama that never quite settled bubbling up again. As I walked through the halls of Ridgewood High, it felt the same as it always did—until I saw her.
Riaya.
For a second, I wasn’t sure if it was really her. She looked… different. The shy, reserved girl I’d known for so long was gone, replaced by someone colder, more confident, almost dangerous. Her eyes didn’t carry that softness anymore, and the way she walked, with her head high and not a care in the world, made my stomach twist in the weirdest way.
I shouldn’t have been affected. I mean, I had Kaya. But something about seeing Riaya like that, all don
