Shattered Echoes

Hazel’s Pov

“Seriously? Again?”

That was the first thing I heard the moment the plate slipped from my hand and hit the floor. I didn’t even get the chance to breathe before Mandy’s voice cut through the kitchen like a bad alarm.

She didn’t even look surprised. She looked… satisfied. Like she had been waiting all morning for me to mess up, so she could pounce.

I crouched down to gather the pieces,