#Chapter 48: One Missing

Edwin The lights in the auditorium flickered, indicating that the assembly was about to begin, and the bustling audience began to quiet down. By now, practically every seat was filled—no student at Grayspring Academy wanted to miss this. Because today, the teams who would make it to the next round of the fashion competition would be announced. Those who were selected would cross the stage and collect their badges from the vice dean, and those who didn’t show up to collect would be disqualified. Therefore, no one dared to play hooky. A yawn escaped my lips despite my attempts to keep it at bay. I passed my hand over my face and leaned against the railing, my tired eyes scanning the auditorium. I had hardly slept all night, and I was starting to feel the effects of it now—gone were the days of being able to pull all-nighters and feel perfectly fine in the morning, I supposed. Charles, leaning on the railing beside me, nudged me with his elbow. “Hey. You alri