Breaking Point

Nightingale Academy – Morning

Troy walked through the school gates, his hood pulled low as the murmurs of students buzzed around him.

"Did you hear? Kasey kissed Troy yesterday, and he pushed her away!"

"How does an F-Class like him reject Kasey of all people?"

"He must be crazy. If she kissed me, I’d worship the ground she walked on!"

Troy clenched his fists. He knew this would happen. No one cared why he pushed Kasey away, only that he did. But he had other things on his mind, he really want to see Annie, he want to see her smile again. The image that keep playing in his head is Annie's sad expression. His head pounded with frustration, and he needed to get away from the noise.

He turned down an empty stairwell, exhaling deeply as he leaned against the wall.

Then he felt it, a shift in the air.