"FINALLY! EXAMS ARE OVER!"
Verena stretched her arms out like she was about to ascend into the heavens.
Oh no. It was happening again.
That bittersweet post-exam feeling. Not pride. Not joy. Just... relief.
The kind of relief that made her want to collapse into a beanbag and evaporate.
Her toxic trait had always been never feeling actual achievement, but the relief that it was over.
"Verena," a voice called.
She turned, already prepared to be hit with more academic nonsense.
A woman in a dark cloak stood behind her. But the moment the hood slightly tilted back, catching sight of that familiar wavy blonde hair. It was none other than...
Penelope?!
The girl had actually shown up to school?
"What is this," Verena muttered under her breath. "A redemption arc?"
Penelope looked weirdly calm. No fire, no venom, no dramatic hair flips.
"Can I talk with you?" she asked.
Oh boy.
