H A I L E Y
I started walking again, my pace a little faster than before. I didn't want to scare Liam, but I couldn't shake the feeling that we were being watched. I looked over my shoulder, and for a second, I thought I saw a flicker of movement in the trees. A flash of red. But it was gone as quickly as it had appeared.
I told myself that I was being paranoid. That it was just my imagination.
I heard a few whispers from passerby, snickering as they looked at me. Some stared for a little too long before scurrying away, some openly pointed at me as they said some things I couldn't hear. The guards shot them a warning glare, but they didn't stop. They were getting bolder.
"Look at her, pretending to be so innocent."
"I heard she pushed Yasmine off the balcony."
"My source said she poi
