Clear My Name

***Hazel***

The moment those words left Piper’s mouth, my ears didn’t just ring, they collapsed. A sharp, throbbing pressure swallowed all sound, turning everything into a distant, suffocating noise. My own heartbeat was suddenly the only thing I could hear, pounding against my ribs like it was trying to claw its way out.

But her words—those insane, impossible words—kept replaying in my head eve