ELLA'S POV
You've got this Ella. I said for the umpteenth time that morning. I trudged down the hallway to the training ground, holding my breath halfway through the trek. I stopped a few inches away from the door and gave myself a little pep talk before I pushed the door and stepped in.
The other students turned their heads in my direction and my face flushed. I was better off covered under earth than to have this whole attention on me.
Felix grunted. “Are you gonna stand there like you lost your way or you're gonna get your tassel down and get over here?”
His words were all my system needed to flip the switch. Like a bulb had been lit up in my entire body. I curled my fist around the sling and walked further into the ground.
I stared hard on the floor like I'm searching for some
