Chapter 24

I understood very well what I was going to do. Even if it landed me in trouble, even if it meant facing the beating of my life from my father or from Andrew, I was determined to go through with it. Hadn't it already been established that I had nothing left to lose?

I wasn't about to let Andrew follow through on his threats—not while I was alive, anyway—so I might as well take my little piece of revenge. No matter how small, even a grain-sized amount of retribution would suffice.

"As you know, we have two consecutive periods together today, which means you have the remainder of this period to finish your test. When the bell rings again, your time will be up, and I will call each of you to submit your examinations," Mr. Severon announced before walking over to his desk at the front of the class. "You may begin."

A small smile tugged at the corners of my mouth as I commenced the test, genuinely attempting to answer the math questions in a