Maria.
The moment I managed to pull away from him, I didn't wait.
I ran.
I didn't look back.
Didn't give him the chance to call my name again, to stop me, to confuse me even further with words I wasn't ready to understand.
My chest heaved as I pushed the door open and stumbled into the hallway, my heart pounding so loudly it drowned out everything else.
"How could he just? No…" I muttered under my breath, shaking my head as I kept walking fast and aimless.
I didn't want to go to my room.
I didn't want to go to Noah either.
Not now.
Not when everything inside me felt tangled and overwhelming.
So I kept walking.
One corridor.
Then another.
My steps echoed softly against the marble floors as I moved, my mind racing faster than my feet.
I dragged a hand through my hair, exhaling sharply as I turned another corner without even paying attention to where I was going.
I just needed space and air, something to clear my head.
