Chapter 22

Stepping out the door, Katniss let out a big sigh of relief and turned to Maximilian, "Max, seriously, thanks a ton for today."

She was genuinely grateful. Without Max, today would've been a total mess. He not only scared off those jerks but also helped her sort everything out. Maximilian gave her a long, hard look before asking, "So, you moved out of The Manners Villa? Had a blow-up?"

Katniss was caught off guard for a sec, then gave a bitter smile, "Yeah, I'm done with the Manners family for good." Cutting ties completely.

Maximilian's eyes narrowed a bit, and he nodded.

Suddenly remembering something, Katniss pulled out a bottle of medicine from her bag and handed it to him.

"Max, these are pills I made for you. Take one whenever you have an episode; it'll help a lot," she said.

It might've been a small thing for Max, but for her, a broke student, it was a big deal.

Max took the bottle and casually shoved it in his pocket, "Got it."

Katniss wanted to say more, but seeing Max's reaction, she felt a rush of joy from being trusted!

in a

back to school with Max. When Juniper saw

glad you're safe; I was about to call my cousin," Juniper said. She'd been in a panic after

a young guy answered. She cried,

the other end for a few seconds, then he said he understood and hung up. Juniper was nervous for a while

Katniss said, holding Juniper's hand with a happy

wouldn't be easy for Simon to clear his

Manners family wouldn't

wasn't scared, ready for any

crazy what your family does. Your

how to comfort Katniss, so she just held her

her so much. Morning classes flew by. After lunch, Katniss got ready to head to the coffee shop

she arrived at the shop, out

female classmates were

coffee behind the counter. It was Tuesday, so Amara's son Preston should

in, Amara handed her

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