COLD BLOODED BETRAYAL

GINGER:  As I watch him walk away, it eats deep into my chest, and soon, the feeling of suffocation creeps in. He doesn't look back even once, making me wonder if I've misread the entire situation. I could have sworn all day that he wanted some time alone with me, and when Ruby left, I saw an opening. So, I messed up Caspian's shirt just to have some time with Hu, but clearly, it was hate all along, and doesn't give a shit about me. Humiliation burns through me-hot and suffocating. I curl my fingers against my lap, gripping the fabric of my dress as if that will hold me together. I don't know why I expected anything different, why I expected him to stay when I'm the reason he's like this.  I caused his accident, so I don't deserve anything good or any comfort. Despite that, it hurts. A part of me wants to reach out to him, but I cannot because Hana and Wendy are close by. I think they are already getting suspicious, especially because he wouldn't stop staring at me in the hallway. Ruby