Chapter 126

Year 4

Adelaide

“One more day, Addy!” Claire squealed, pulling me into a tight hug. “Can you believe it? We’re finally graduating!”

Her eyes sparkled as she pulled back to look at me. Claire had been like this for months, probably because she actually had her life planned out after school.

I opened my mouth to respond, but before I could, she was already barking orders to someone across the gym.

“No, the lights need to be higher!” she pointed out. “We’ve gone through this already, get it together!”

My lips curled, watching the same girl who couldn’t even count to ten a few years back thriving as the head of the school council. Whatever she would end up doing at the Bloodrose, I knew she would be good at it.

“Tonight is going to be perfect, Addy!” She turned back to me. “Don’t you think?”

I nodded, though I couldn’t reach her level of excitement. Even now, my mind was elsewhere. There was the party tonight and graduation tomorrow—but for me, e