Because Blake's eyes weren't on her.
They were on Aurora.
Diana felt like she was about to explode. Her fists clenched at her sides. Her face turned red with anger and panic.
Suddenly, her mind spun with one desperate idea.
"She… she STOLE my code!" Diana shouted, pointing straight at Aurora.
Everyone froze.
The laughter from earlier vanished.
Aurora blinked and turned toward her slowly. "Excuse me?"
Diana bit her lip, but she couldn't back down now. "You heard me! That's MY code! You stole it and put it into your AI!"
The room filled with gasps.
Some students looked at Aurora, then at Diana. Whispers started to spread.
"Is that true?"
"Did she really copy it?"
"But I thought Diana didn't even finish her own project…"
Aurora crossed her arms and looked directly at Diana.
"Why would I steal your code when you didn't even finish your project?" she asked calmly.