Chapter 9

Freya’s POV

I’m discharged earlier due to no injuries or scratches from the attack but still grateful for the brief opportunity to just rest from the whole school drama.

The next day, however, I couldn’t escape from it. I am more nervous to walk down the school hallways but Xena had my back through most of it. We’ve grown closer with every interaction and I know we were destined to be friends.

The sun is exceptionally hot today and worse of all is we have P.E. I’m mortified, not because I despise running—far from it. I had somehow managed to escape running in front of everyone else at the Moon ceremony but today, the sun was out and bright and the whole class were to participate in the running exercise. It isn’t a race but I couldn’t risk exposing my very inferior physical prowess.

The run begins once the gym teacher blew his whistle. Into the vast green landscape of a backyard the school owned.

It is somewhat a of jog. No one is supposed to be b