Chapter 63. Nineteenth on Duel Day

Teyana’s POV

Nineteen.

I clocked that age today with heaviness in my heart. Because apart from the fact that today was my birthday, today was also the long-awaited duel day.

Jeremy and Zayne would decide my fate tonight as they compete on their respective bikes. The idea was still strange to me, but…

I had slept at Carol’s dorm, though she wasn’t around. According to her, she was sleeping over at Professor Hartley’s.

I was still so surprised about how that had quickly escalated. Professor Hartley and Carol? She surely wasn’t joking when she told me she could shoot her shots. Only that I didn’t know if she really did because she ended up telling me nothing and I didn’t press. It felt as if both of us were keeping too many secrets lately.

I had a lot to deal with myself, so…

I was about to plan my day when my phone buzzed on the nightstand. It was my mum.

Her voice carried warmth as she wished me happy birthday, and for a second m