Sireen’s POV

Camilla walks in front of me as we make our way back to class, and this time, I try not to keep my head on the ground which is always the invitation for others to pull strings on me. I keep my eyes straight ahead and when we enter the room, Mr Abel is already done with his class and there’s a second teacher now.

It’s a new English lecturer that was brought down from a neighboring town, a class that only about half of the class is supposed to be taking, but Trevor and Kristy are still in their back seats, and for the split second that...