Chapter 25

(Angel's POV)

I shook my head, trying to brush it off. "The superintendent... He seems off. I don't know why, but I just don't like him."

Hande raised an eyebrow. "Dr. Joe? He seems nice enough."

I sighed, trying to explain. "It's just something about him. He seems too perfect, too smiley. It's creepy."

Hande chuckled. "You're just being paranoid, Angel. He's probably just trying to make a good impression."

But I could see the wheels turning in her head. We hard ran into each other these days during the day because she had counseling sessions during class time, even though I suspected that she was pretending to have mental issues, to have alone time with Dr Christopher, the therapist assigned to her.

I tried to focus on my daily routine, but I couldn't shake the feeling that Dr. Joe's presence had brought a dark cloud over the center.

....

As I walked into the cafeteria with my friends, we made our way to our usual table by the window. We were chatting and laughing, catching up on each other's morning classes. I was looking forward to a normal lunch break, unwinding with my friends.

As we approached our table, I scanned the room, taking in the familiar sights and sounds. That's when I saw him - Hendrix, sitting with his roommates Eddie and Thomas. They were laughing and joking, completely carefree. But Hendrix...Hendrix was different. He was trying to hide it, but I could tell he was in pain. His shoulders were tense, his eyes fixed on his plate.

I felt a pang of concern and excused myself from my friends. "Excuse me, guys, I'll be right back. I just saw Hendrix over there and I want to go say hi."

"You always ditch us whenever you see him. We're starting

Hendrix is like your gravitational pull.

over to Hendrix's table, my eyes fixed on him. His roommates didn't seem to notice anything was wrong, but I knew

on me. But I ignored them, my focus solely on Hendrix. I carried my

mine. For a moment, I saw a flash of something - pain, or fear. But then, his mask slipped back into place, and he forced

Angel," he said, his voice

reached out, touching his arm, and he shifted back, as if in pain. I felt a jolt of concern and

expression tight.

I knew he wasn't fine. I could see the tension in his shoulders, the way he winced as he moved. I tried to get him to open up, to tell me what

that's all,"

the issue. Instead, I tried to make small talk, asking him

He seemed to be perfectly okay keeping secrets from me now, which never happened before, and I was not really fond of this new feeling. Every time I tried to get him to open up, he shut

slipping away from me and I couldn't do anything to

he was withdrawing into himself, shutting me

spoke up, "I wish I had a sister who cared for me like that.

comment, focusing on Hendrix. I reached out, touching his hand from

away. I could feel the tension in his body, but he

progress, Eddie chimed in again, "Or are you two dating? You're always so cozy, it's

Eddie, their faces ranging from shock to annoyance. Except Thomas, who gave me a secret smile. I didn't want to misinterpret his interest, so I quickly looked away. Hendrix's hand jerked out from under mine, his face closing off. "Shut up, Eddie," he muttered, his

Eddie have to say that? Now Hendrix was withdrawing

creating. "I mean, come on, Angel's always fussing over Hendrix like he's

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