TESSA
By midnight, I had already pushed the day behind me. School, the whispers, Damien’s smug face were all pushed down so deep it almost felt like it hadn’t happened. My throat still burned a little when I swallowed, but I refused to let it slow me down. I wasn’t giving Damien or Jaxson the satisfaction of living rent-free in my head.
Nova wouldn't shut up until I agreed to go with her. “It’s time you got introduced properly,” she’d said. Over and over until I finally caved. So that’s how I ended up walking through the doors of their club.
The place was bigger than I expected. Dark walls, low lights, music thumping steadily through the speakers. A haze of smoke drifted near the ceiling, and two guys by the door passed a joint between them like they’d been standing there all night. Thi
