Beyond the Betrayal

(Neva's POV)

I cried until my throat burned.

I had buried my face into the crook of my arm, hunched over one of the wooden desks in the classroom as I tried to muffle the sound. My whole body trembled violently, wrung out from the weight of it all.

When I finally lifted my head, the light in the room had changed. My breath was unsteady and my cheeks damp with tears. I sat up slowly, like every mov