Hannah had moved to Boston from a small town, believing a prestigious school would offer new opportunities. However, from day one, she realized a bitter truth: Crestwood wasn’t ruled by discipline, but by the fear of these three boys. Teachers looked away as the trio terrorized the school.
Hannah was different—she arrived early and stayed late, trying to turn the library into a sanctuary for students. She hosted lunches and tutoring sessions, unaware that she was being hunted by the “kings” of the school.
That evening in the library, Ryan continued to push, confident in his immunity. “Do you think you can change this place? Establish your own rules?” he asked mockingly. “This is our territory, Ryan,” Hannah replied firmly.
Mason snatched her notebook and hurled it across the room, the pages fluttering like wounded birds. As Hannah watched the papers fly, memories surfaced of her own past, when bullies just like these had targeted her.
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