Chapter 5
The moment I entered the classroom. I was met by a chorus of coughing from my classmates.
Every single one of them was affected.
“That’s weird. Why is everyone getting sick at once? I woke up with a major headache.”
A few others nodded.
“Must be that bug going around. My nose won’t stop running.”
“Yeah, I’ve been wiped out all week. Feels like the flu, but worse.”
They coughed until their faces were red, still believing it was just a bad cold.
Seeing me arrive, Ethan strode up, his face pale, his manner imperious. “What, did that week off finally make you realize
how wrong you were? Couldn’t stay away, could you?”
I just looked at his overconfident, chest-puffed posture, then silently pulled a face mask from my bag and put it on.
These fools already had AIDS.
I wasn’t about to catch it from them.
My reaction made Ethan grit his teeth so hard I thought they’d crack. He slammed a fist on a desk, but before he could
say anything, the bell rang. He had no choice but to sit down, seething.
The homeroom teacher walked in, saw me, and his eyes filled with disdain. He cleared his throat solemnly.
Last week, when Ethan Cam
an act of true selflessness.
Il collapsed, it was Luna Brooks who acted without hesitation, donating her own blood in
‘And she wasn’t alone. Nearly every one of your classmates followed her lead, giving their own blood to help save him.”
‘However!” His tone turned sharp, his gaze like an ice pick aimed at me. “Chloe Bennett!” he barked. “As your Class President, you showed a complete lack of character and solidarity. You stood by and did nothing, even made things
worse.”
“Someone who abandons their classmates in a crisis has no place leading them. Effective immediately, Chloe Bennett is removed from her position. Luna Brooks will serve as Class President for the remainder of the term.”
Thunderous applause followed.
Luna offered a small, humble smile, hugging the class president’s binder to her chest as her eyes met mine with a gleam of quiet triumph. “I’m really sorry, Chloe. This isn’t how I wanted it to happen. I’ll just keep things running until you’re…
ready to step back up.”
Ethan snorted, looking at me with contempt. “Give it back? No way. Someone that selfish shouldn’t be in charge of
anything.”
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The other students agreed.
“Exactly! She didn’t give a single drop. Luna actually cares about people.”
“What we did meant something. It wasn’t just blood, it showed who we are.”
‘Honestly, if you’re not with us, you shouldn’t be in this class at all.”
I wasn’t angry at their taunts. I didn’t want the class president title anymore. These ungrateful classmates could be
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