-Kathrine Andrews: (Song of the Chapter: Okay by Chase Atlantic)
The sting on my lip wouldn't let me forget. No matter how much I tried to push it out of my mind, it throbbed like a constant reminder of what had happened.
Every time my tongue brushed against the cut, a fresh wave of anger and something I couldn't name washed over me.
Glyndon.
Her slap had been unexpected, yet when I closed my eyes, I could still see the fear in hers.
Why was I thinking about her so much? Why did she take up so much space in my mind, like an invader I couldn't chase out?
After we left the Eiffel Tower, the teachers gave us some freedom to explore Paris in groups.
Of course, I stuck with my friends: Michael, Brandon, Lily, Emma, Ryan, Ethan, and Daniel.
They were loud, dramatic, and unapologetically themselves—exactly what I needed to distract me from the storm in my head.
We wandered through the streets, the lights of the city casting a golden glow on everything around us.
