It’s just another thing that I’ll never forgive, nor forget.
THREE
“Can yousee it?”
I turn to face Grace and Avalon, and in sync, they tilt their heads to the side, eyes narrowed. My fingers touch the silk scarf around my neck a little, trying my best to cover the nasty bruise.
“No, you’re all good,” Grace nods.
The bruise is in a deep purple and blue shade, with dark, green hues all around it. Soren’s fingerprints are all over my neck and throat, and even the print of his palm. The motherfucker got me good.
“I don’t get why you won’t report it,” Avalon sighs, leaning further against the headpost. She’s on her bed, with Grace sprawled next to her. “He’ll get in trouble, and something like this is actually a good reason to expel him.”
“Because that means I won’t be able to get my sweet revenge on him.”
Avalon groans, and buries her face in the pillow. “You’re nuts,” she mutters, voice muffled by the pillow.
“Don’t listen to her,” Grace grins. “I’m all for getting even.Matter of fact, do something worse.”
I quirk a brow. “Any ideas?”
Grace bites the inside of her cheek. “Well, not at the moment, no. But if the rumour about the affair between him and the professor is proven to be correct, you can always use that.”
“Oh, I will,” I respond immediately. “I’m just waiting for some sort of confirmation on that front.”
“You’ll get it soon,” Grace leans back, laying on Avalon’s lap. “You know what tonight is, right?”
I frown. “Friday?”
She rolls her eyes. “Duh. But not that, the first round of exams is over. With the whole ‘Sophia cheated’ ordeal, the professors didn’t get their little break. Meaning, tonight, they’ll be all in the pub, in the next town over.”
“Isn’t that against the rules? I mean, there should be at least one or two of them around.”
Avalon snorts, looking up from the pillow and tossing it aside. “You need to let loose a little. Is it against the rules? Yes. Do the professors care? No. Neither should you. So, while they’re busy getting hammered, juniors and seniors prepared a little get-together.”
“Where?”
“The library. We just have to sneak past the dorm supervisors.”
I shrug. “Their shift changes at nine-thirty. The halls are deserted for twenty minutes every night. There’s the window of opportunity.”
Grace squeals. “Oh, I just keep loving you more and more! Aiden’s got the booze, and some of the juniors will be bringing snacks.”
“Wait — Aiden?!”
She offers an apologetic smile. “We can’t exactly exclude him,can we?”
“No,” I sigh, glancing back at myself in the mirror. The scarf around my neck serves as a reminder of what Soren did to me, and the more I think about it, the angrier I get. He caught me off guard once, and it will never happen again. “Wherever Aiden is, Soren is too.”
“And where those two are, Kenzo is, too.”
I chuckle. “Still on terrible terms with him?”
“He’s absolutely insufferable,” Grace scoffs. “But never mind that, there’s going to be quite a few people there, so we should be able to avoid them.”
“Does that mean Cassia will be there, too?” Avalon asks, her brow twitching a little.
“Probably,” Grace hums. “You two should really stop letting the bitch get to you. She feeds off the attention you give her.”
