IRIS

The afternoon sun beats down on my back, and honestly, I’m too tired to care. School was brutal, and spending a full hour lecturing Adrian afterward didn’t help my mood. He kept cracking dumb jokes like I didn’t just have the longest day of my life. I’d barely made it out with my sanity intact.

Daisy promised me lunch, saud she’d make it up to me for dragging me into her chaos earlier this week. But the second Zeus showed up in his smug glory, offering her lunch and a shopping spree, she practically evaporated from existence.

I huff and keep walking, backpack slung over one shoulder, earbuds in...