Ch 15
The name she remembered
JAY JAY P.O.V.
HOME....
Silence filled the room. Too heavy. Too real.
ANGELO: "He's already here."
Those words—
Didn't leave. My fingers tightened slightly.
There was only one person—
Who would look for me like that.
Slowly—
I looked up.
JAY (barely audible): "…Cyrus."
Silence.
Aries' expression changed instantly. Sharp. Dangerous.
ARIES: "No."
Tita Gemma looked confused.
TITA GEMMA: "Who is that?"
No one answered immediately.
Because the air—
Had changed.
Aries stepped forward slightly.
ARIES: "He's not supposed to be here."
His voice—
Low.
Controlled anger.
ANGELO: "You know him?"
Aries let out a small breath.
Then—
ARIES: "He's the reason she got expelled."
Silence. Everything stopped.
Tita Gemma looked at me.
Concern deepening.
TITA GEMMA:
"Jay… what happened?"
I looked down.
My hands—
Slightly shaking.
JAY: "…He didn't like losing."
My voice dropped.
JAY: "And I didn't let him win."
FLASH OF MEMORY.....
Noise. Shouting.
A hand grabbing—
Blood...
BACK TO PRESENT...
I shut my eyes. Enough.
ARIES (firm): "You're not going back tomorrow."
I looked at him instantly.
JAY: "I am."
ARIES: "Jay—"
JAY: "I'm not running again."
Silence. Heavy.
Aries stared at me.
Then—
Looked away. Frustrated.
But he knew. He couldn't stop me.
Then after some time I went to my room.
My room. Dark. Quiet.
But my mind—
Wasn't.
Cyrus is here.
After all this time.
Why now? What does he want?
I turned slightly. Closed my eyes.
But sleep—
Didn't come easily.
Eventually—
It did.
NEXT DAY – AT SCHOOL
The gate again.
Same place. Different weight.
Now—
I knew.
This wasn't just about Section E anymore.
I walked in.
This time—
Faster. More certain.
SECTION E CLASSROOM..
Noise hit me instantly. Back to chaos.
CI-N: "SHE'S BACK AGAIN—okay that sounded wrong—"
JOSH: "Everything you say sounds wrong."
DREW: "I bet she'll ignore you today."
CI-N: "I bet you'll lose again."
DREW: "…That's not fair."
Normal. Almost.
I sat down. But something felt off. More than usual.
Rory and Edrix watching me.
Again.
RORY AND EDRIX'S P.O.V.
RORY (low): "She didn't break."
EDRIX: "She came back stronger."
Rory leaned back. Thinking.
RORY: "That means the past isn't done with her."
Edrix glanced at his phone.
EDRIX: "I found a name."
Rory looked at him.
EDRIX: "Cyrus."
Rory's expression sharpened.
RORY: "…So it begins."
JAY JAY P.O.V.
Calix was watching
But this time—
Not mocking. More careful.
DAVID...
Eyes on me again.
Longer this time.
DAVID (to himself): "…So that's the trigger."
YURI...
Standing near the window. Arms crossed.
YURI: "So the past is chasing you."
I didn't respond. But I didn't deny it either.
That was enough for him.
A small smirk escaped his lips.
BUILDING CHAOS...
The class—
Didn't settle.
Even after sitting. Even after time passed.
Because now—
It wasn't just curiosity. It was tension.
Something bigger was coming. And everyone felt it.
I leaned back slightly. Closed my eyes for a second.
Section E.
Cyrus.
My past.
All of it—
Is catching up. SLOWLY...
I opened my eyes.
JAY (to herself): "…Let it."