The hallway was alive with noise—lockers slamming, students laughing—but Section E was unusually tense. Lia sat at her desk, pretending to study, headphones in. Kairav leaned against the window, quietly observing, while Angelo shuffled papers beside her, keeping up the "sibling" act everyone assumed. Jay whispered to Aries, and the others—Eren, Kit, Mayo, Freya, Ella, Rakkhi, Mica, Ion, Lexi, Mira, Denzel—watched the air nervously.
Something felt off. Lia sensed it.
BANG!
A door in the hallway slammed. Every head snapped up.
Kairav's eyes narrowed.
Angelo stiffened.
Jay froze mid-sentence.
Lia removed one headphone slowly, expression unreadable. Then a sharp, cold voice echoed:
"LIA. COME OUT. NOW."
The room went dead silent.
Eren whispered, "That's… Kiara."
Mayo muttered, "Bro… she sounds pissed."
Ella shivered. "Way more than usual."
Aries glanced at Lia. "Are you going?"
Lia stood calmly and walked to the door, every step deliberate.
Kiara stormed into the hallway, eyes blazing, flanked by Section A students. Even her own group looked wary. Her gaze locked on Lia.
"You've been hiding a lot," Kiara said sharply.
Section E instantly formed a protective wall—Kairav, Angelo, Jay, Aries, Kiefer, Eren, Kit, Mayo, and the others.
Kiara smirked. "Oh, the whole circus is here."
Jay whispered, "She's… terrifying."
Aries: "Way more than usual."
Kit muttered, "Something's off."
Mayo: "Do we… need chairs?"
Kiara's voice rose. "You think you can hide forever, act like you're perfect, always better than me!"
Lia didn't flinch. Her fists stayed calm.
Angelo stepped forward. "Kiara, don't—"
"SHUT UP, ANGELO!" Kiara snapped.
"This is between me and Lia."
The hallway grew tense. Students whispered among themselves.
"You always get all the attention! You always look like the golden child—"
Then, in a burst of anger, Kiara blurted:
"I'M YOUR TWIN, LIA! YES, YOUR TWIN!"
The hallway went silent. Lia, Angelo, and Kairav froze.
Lia: eyes wide, jaw slightly open.
Angelo: "Wait… twins?"
Kairav: "Bro… WHAT?"
Jay, Aries, and Kiefer were stunned.
Eren and Kit looked like their brains had stopped.
Mayo literally dropped to the floor.
Freya and Ella could barely breathe.
Everyone whispered, trying to process it.
"Wait… Angelo is her brother, so… Lia has a twin?"
"She… she doesn't even look like her!"
"But she said it! It has to be true!"
"Bro, Lia and Angelo look more alike than Kiara and Lia…"
Angelo shrugged. "Classic Kiara… dramatic as ever."
Kairav's jaw tightened. He instinctively moved closer to Lia.
The hallway fell into stunned silence, the truth partially revealed—but Lia, Angelo, and Kairav still didn't know the full secret about the twins.
A commanding voice echoed down the hall:
"KIARA. LIA. WITH ME. NOW."
Everyone froze. Standing at the hallway's end was Lara, Lia and Kiara's biological mother. Her presence was sharp and commanding, silencing the crowd.
Kiara swallowed. Lia's eyes widened in shock.
Kairav's jaw tightened, and Angelo's expression flickered with uncertainty.
Lara's gaze swept over the twins. Her voice was calm, deadly serious:
"Both of you. Now."
Kiara hesitated, then followed her mother.
Lia followed, still in disbelief.
Section E stared, mouths open.
Jay whispered, "They're… twins?"
Mayo muttered, "Bro… Lia is insane."
Freya and Ella exchanged terrified glances.
The hallway fell into silent suspense, the secret partially revealed—but the full truth of who really knew and the appearance difference remained hidden.