Bella:“I hadn’t enjoyed this much bliss in a while,” I said as I took the last bite from my plate. I grabbed my bottle of water, washing down my food while everyone else at the table stared at me with straight faces.“If you could learn to eat faster, that would really help,” Finn said as they all got to their feet, fastening their bags on their shoulders.“I can’t help it,” I shrugged, standing up slowly. We made our way out of the cafeteria, chatting about random things.On the walk to class, I noticed Hazel was unusually quiet. Concerned, I withdrew from the group to speak to her. I felt bad for her most times, but I would hate to be the person at the receiving end of pity like that. I mean, I was alive, so people shouldn’t have to act like it was that bad, but we were different.“Hey, are you okay?” I asked, gently grabbing her hand, causing her to tilt her head towards me with a forced smile.“Sure, I’m just getting pumped for the upcoming quiz, so don’t worry about me. Just mem
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