{Elira}
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Juniper leaned on my bunk, grinning. "Oh, it's official now. You are ESA's favourite headline."
Their laughter and excitement, warm and chaotic, filled the room, but beneath it, I felt something else coil deep in my chest.
Pride. And worry.
Because whoever was behind the gossip blog had just thrown me into the spotlight even harder, and directly under the Student Council's glare.
Still, hearing the joy in my friends' voices made it hard to care.
Tamryn yawned, still grinning. "Well, Miss Omega Miracle, try to sleep tonight. Tomorrow, the whole school will still probably be talking about you."
Juniper laughed. "And if the Student Council tries anything, maybe Moon's Whisper will fully write about them next."
That thought made me laugh, too. "Let's hope they do."
We turned off the lights soon after, the dorm falling into sleepy silence. But long after my friends' breaths evened out, I lay awake staring at the faint glow of my phone under the pillow.
