Hidden layers of her soul

breeze that turned heads wherever she went. Clad in the pristine white and navy blue uniform

auty, while girls envied her grace. But Scarlett paid no mind to the attention. She smi

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tt! Ove

ssom tree. Claire Matthews, the cheerful brunette with glasses, and Ivy Carter, t

ett said, her voice soft and

another day of you breaking hearts left and right. Di

ad. "Ivy, you exaggerate. I'm su

hey were practically drooling. You could ask them to run laps

eeks tinged with the faintest

ing the way. As the student council president, she was the model s

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her classmates whenever needed. By the time their PE class rolled around, th

e sidelines, cheering her classmates on. As the game progressed, howeve

nered by a known troublemaker, Logan Pierce. Logan's towering f

han me, huh?" Logan sneere

his words were cut off as Logan'

ching his stomach as the other stu

r façade faded, replaced by the steely resol

eful but purposeful, and her voice calm

walking toward him. "Stay out of this,

unnervingly sharp. "It became my business the mome

face. "What are you gonna do a

few feet away from him. "I don't need to. I t

st, and plucked the whistle hanging around his neck. She held it u

nd call the entire class over to see what a coward you really are?"

faltered. "You

ened, her green eyes

stood her ground, unflinching. Logan hesitated, his con

d, stepping back.

the boy who had been hurt. She knelt beside him

hing his stomach. "I-I thin

Good. You don't deserve to be treated like

arrived, alerted by the murmurs of the other students.

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after class, Scarlett b

y exclaimed. "Logan di

were so cool, Scarlett. How do you

e façade slipping back into place. "

ility to stay calm, to take control of a tense s