Evaline:
Monday came faster than I could have hoped. As the dawn light crept across the walls of my dorm, I groaned and rolled to my side, clutching my pillow like it owed me sleep. But reality was relentless - it was the day of the Herbs and Potions quiz.
And I hadn't revised yet.
Thanks to Saturday night, and everything that unraveled after, the weekend was turned into an emotional landslide. I didn't even open my notes, let alone revising anything.
I sat up with a sigh and quickly made my bed. But instead of my usual morning exercise session, I settled down in the balcony and started flipping through the notes.
"C'mon, Eva. You have got this," I muttered to myself as I scribbled keywords on the edge of my notebook.
I wanted to do well in this quiz, not just to prove something to anyone else, but to myself. I needed some kind of win after how low I had felt all weekend.
And then there was him.
Kieran.