Page 329 of Ruthless Court

She looks at my face.

Then my hair.

Then my mouth.

Her eyes narrow.

“Oh.”

Noor looks up from the floor.

“Oh, no.”

Maeve pauses the movie.

The entire room goes quiet.

I move toward my dresser.

“Continue whatever this is.”

Nobody moves.

Lila points at me.

“You kissed him.”

I pull out my flannel pajama pants.

“That is an invasive question.”

“You absolutely kissed him.”

I grab my Stranger Things shirt.

Noor’s eyes drop to it.

Then to the overnight bag I pull from beneath my bed.

Her mouth falls open.

“Hannah.”

Everyone notices the bag.

This is bad.

Lila slowly rises to her knees on my mattress.

“Where are you going?”

I open my dresser.

“Socks.”

“That was not my question.”

“Toothbrush.”