r's pristine Air Jordans. Her gaze

ight, tapping the toe of his shoe on the floor. He thought she

sharp and cold. She demanded he pay her back

ery single pair of eyes shifted

, asking if she was joking, reminding her tha

m that was when she was stupid, but fro

stated the exact price of the limited-edition Jim

iated purple. He was a charity case at this school. He didn't h

ched out to grab the sleeve of her blazer, beggin

eased rat. She took a large step backward, p

him, saying that if he was too broke to pay i

She tapped the screen a few times, pulled up her Venmo QR

students. For a narcissist like Keifer, being publ

opped. He convinced himself she was only doing thi

lled out his own phone, scanned the code, and hissed that he was

e immediately hit accept. She looked up and loudly announced

e last sentence. She wished him and

ockers. Students pointed at Keifer, their eyes filled with disgust

ew his hands up, stammering wildly, trying to explain

lies. She turned her back on him, her postu

warning bell echoed through the h

ediately pulled out their phones, furiously typing

He felt the mocking stares burning into his skin. His massive

er chest felt lighter. The suffocating weight

assroom and stopped. Dominic was leaning ag

on. His dark eyes were fixed on her, anal

ze and gave him a quick, playful wink,

he wall so fast his shoulder bumped the brick. He

lt at her, he reached out and pulled

you" and walked into the classroom, her h