Angela waited, but no one said a word. The silence grew heavier with each passing second. She could only imagine what was going through their minds. She understood it perfectly. They had just found out that she was not who they thought she was. She had been lying to them from the very first day. It was a lot to take in, even she knew that.
"I understand if you don't want to keep this from the school or the Alphas," she said quietly, wiping the tears that rolled down her cheeks with the back of her hand. Her chest hurt, but she was trying not to fall apart. It was time to accept whatever was coming, without looking weak or begging for mercy.
"A-are you really a girl?" Stales asked, his voice breaking. He couldn't even look her in the eye. The words barely came out. The shock was still fresh.
"It's hard to believe, I know," Angela replied. "I cut my hair short," she said, running her fingers through her dark hair, "and that's why I always wear baggy uniforms."
