The Social Life of The School's Loner (2)

"It matters because you're not stupid. You knew exactly what would happen to you if you took the blame. And yet, you did it anyway. So, why?

I stared at her for a moment before looking away, my eyes drifting to the horizon. "I don't know. Perhaps I'm not that bright in the first place."

"Indeed," Frostina replied, her voice carrying a certain edge to it, almost amused. "Your eyes do scream stupidity from how dead they are."

I blinked at her, letting her words sink in.

My eyes?

What kind of bizarre criticism was that?

"Thank you for the harsh critique," I said dryly, turning my head to face her fully now. She wore that annoyingly familiar smirk, her cold eyes sparkling as if she was just getting started.