Chapter 12

Ava’s POV

It felt as though time was against me. I hated the class I was having but I have to sit here and listen and pretend I care about Geography.

My silent prayer got answered when the class ended and I couldn’t be anymore grateful. I hastily packed up my belongings and left the class with Nicole.

“Hey. What were you going to tell me before we went to class?” She asked and my mouth opened in realisation. I had been about to break the news of my mum being married to the father of my worst enemy on earth before the lecturer arrived in class, but now, I wasn’t mentally prepared to talk about everything just yet.

“You know what? Let’s talk about it later.” I said, tugging my bag over my shoulders more properly.

“Fair enough,” Nicole shrugged and I let out a small sigh of relief, glad that she didn’t push it. Talking about Mason right now will only stress me out and make me get into a bad mood, which I’d rather not have right now.

And besides, I’m going to this party because I want