After Ella’s little shouting exercise everyone broke up and headed back up to campus.

The news of this event would spread like wildfire in this school. People around here were pretty close…so everyone knew everything about everyone else. I was the only exception to that rule.

I pondered the thought of just going straight home. I wouldn’t miss anything and I could just tell mum that I felt sick or something. I wouldn’t be missed…but…In the end I decided to go back to class. Making excuses would take too much time and energy. It wasn’t worth it.

As I headed back up to maths, I saw Ella and Ben leaving. I wondered if she saw me looking, because a strange expression crossed her face before she turned to tend to Ben. It looked…unusual on her face…It just didn’t suit.

I turned away…