Chapter 47

Adam left the principal's office as fast as he could, tearing past a small crowd heading to their class and dismissing the profanities and comments of those he bumped. Luck on his side, he spotted Mimie exiting the restroom after contemplating on whether to call out on Gianna from outside of it.

"Where's Gianna?" He walked in on a pale and beaten-looking Mimie. "Is she in there?" Mimie sluggishly shook her head.

She'd wanted to wait for her friend outside as planned but was scared off by Ephraim who guarded the door with diligence.

"She's in th-the art room, w-with Sean."

At the mention of the name, Adam made a U-turn and bolted to said place. The sight of the burly dark-haired teen hadn't any effect on his momentum yet, ignoring him wasn't an option.

"Where to?" Ephraim interrogated, his big hand in a back-off stance.

"Piss off!" Adam swatted his hand away with a force that alerted Ephraim to take his opponent seriously.

"You better back off if you don't want to end up with a