The school’s usual morning buzz was abruptly interrupted by a soft gasp that quickly turned into a collective silence. Everyone was frozen, eyes locked on Sofia and Tyler. There was an undeniable shift in the atmosphere, an electric charge that made the hair on my arms stand on end. The laughter that had erupted only moments before was now replaced by a palpable tension.
Tyler, initially taken aback by Sofia’s fearless gaze, tried to reassert his dominance. “What are you gonna do, huh?” he sneered, but there was a tremor in his voice that hadn’t been there before. Somehow, Sofia seemed taller, more imposing. There was something about her eyes—they seemed to glow with an inner light, a mysterious confidence that none of us had seen before.
