Chapter 37

Joan’s POV

I couldn’t have Fred and Isaac in the same room. I knew Fred so much; he was short-tempered, and the display in the classroom clarified it: he was going to hurt Isaac. I should have known and avoided it somehow, but after our conversation last night, it was like an open signal telling me he was going to do something totally stupid.

Now, on the other hand, Isaac barely spoke to me about what had happened between us the previous day; instead, he came back as sweet as ever, with a rose flower, which was stupid; he threatened my life; he knew I was aware of his obsession with me and his freaky psychopathic display when things didn’t go his way; and both of them were stuck in the same class for three hours.

I had to do something to stop my social life from coming to a complete halt, and the best thing to do at the moment was to pick a fight with Anna. I knew she was the wrong person for the job, and give me the fact that it was unexpected, but I just had to do it; otherwise, I w