Chapter 10

• The next day, I walked into school with sadness in my chest. My heart sunk with every step.
• When I entered the building, I had a feeling that something was wrong. I could feel it, a strange tension that prickled along my skin. As soon as I entered the hallway, the usual sounds of chatter and laughter was different. It was quieter, more subdued, as if everyone was holding back, waiting for something to happen.
• People's eyes were on me and that scared me. Their eyes weren't only on me. They looked at me and whispered. Normally, I was invisible here but today, I could feel everyone staring at me, like a thousand pairs of eyes boring into me. It was as if everyone knew something I didn't, and they were all too eager to see what would happen.